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SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX [2 records]

Record 1 2021-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The region of the cerebral cortex receiving the somatic sensory radiation from the ventrobasal nucleus of the thalamus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Aire du cortex cérébral recevant les influx sensoriels tactiles et proprioceptifs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
CONT

Un área sensorial es un área en el cerebro que es responsable del procesamiento de la información sensorial, como el olfato, el gusto, el tacto, la visión y el sonido.

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Record 2 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

The dominant somatosensory cortex develops dynamic representations of the body and its movements (especially those of the hand and phonatory apparatus) and the shapes of objects located within arm's reach (in so-called intrapersonal space).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

[La] stimulation [électrique du cortex moteur] peut induire des modifications morphologiques dans le cortex somatosensitif suggérant que cette région corticale puisse jouer un rôle, à distance de la stimulation, dans le contrôle des phénomènes douloureux.

Spanish

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