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PRIMARY SOMESTHETIC CORTEX [1 record]

Record 1 2014-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Nervous System
CONT

The primary somatosensory area in the human cortex ... is located in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe and makes up four distinct fields or regions known as Brodmann area 3a, 3b, 1, and 2. The postcentral gyrus is the location of the primary somatosensory area, the main sensory receptive area for the sense of touch.

Key term(s)
  • primary somato-sensory cortex
  • primary somato-sensory area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Système nerveux
CONT

La principale aire sensitive est l'aire somesthésique primaire [...] Cette aire reçoit les principaux influx sensoriels venant des récepteurs de la peau (température, pression, toucher léger, douleur) et des récepteurs proprioceptifs des muscles squelettiques. Elle est capable de localiser les sensations sur des zones précises du corps.

OBS

[Le cortex somesthésique primaire] correspond au gyrus post-central des aires 1, 2 et 3 de Brodmann du cortex contro-latéral à la stimulation douloureuse.

Key term(s)
  • cortex somato-sensoriel primaire
  • aire somato-sensorielle primaire

Spanish

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