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  1. somatosensory cortexnoun

    the somatic sensory cortex

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  1. somatosensory cortex

    In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch (haptic perception), as well as temperature (thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It is a subset of the sensory nervous system, which also represents visual, auditory, olfactory, and gustatory stimuli. Somatosensation begins when mechano- and thermosensitive structures in the skin or internal organs sense physical stimuli such as pressure on the skin (see mechanotransduction, nociception). Activation of these structures, or receptors, leads to activation of peripheral sensory neurons that convey signals to the spinal cord as patterns of action potentials. Sensory information is then processed locally in the spinal cord to drive reflexes, and is also conveyed to the brain for conscious perception of touch and proprioception. Note, somatosensory information from the face and head enters the brain through peripheral sensory neurons in the cranial nerves, such as the trigeminal nerve. The neural pathways that go to the brain are structured such that information about the location of the physical stimulus is preserved. In this way, neighboring neurons in the somatosensory cerebral cortex in the brain represent nearby locations on the skin or in the body, creating a map, also called a cortical homunculus.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Somatosensory Cortex

    Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of somatosensory cortex in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of somatosensory cortex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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    The somatosensory cortex is important for movement, and thus, control over behavior, so it makes sense that it is also involved in smoking cessation.

  2. Arthur Brody:

    The finding is novel in that it is the first to link greater functional connectivity between the insula and the somatosensory cortex with an improved likelihood of quitting or minimizing smoking, if the results of the current study are replicated, studies to assess the effectiveness of somatic treatments that affect brain circuitry may certainly be warranted.

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