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Abstract
Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving sensations such as movement, pain, pressure, position, temperature, touch, and vibration. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.
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- Cortex, Somatosensory
- Anterior Parietal Cortex
- Brodmann Area 1
- Brodmann Area 2
- Brodmann Area 3
- Brodmann Areas 1, 2, 3
- Brodmann Areas 1, 2, and 3
- Brodmann Areas 3, 1, 2
- Brodmann Areas 3, 1, and 2
- Brodmann's Area 1
- Brodmann's Area 2
- Brodmann's Area 3
- Brodmann's Areas 1, 2, and 3
- Brodmann's Areas 3, 1, and 2
- Gyrus Postcentralis
- Parietal-Opercular Cortex
- Post Central Gyrus
- Postcentral Gyrus
- Primary Somatic Sensory Area
- Primary Somatosensory Area
- Primary Somatosensory Areas
- Primary Somatosensory Cortex
- Primary Somesthetic Area
- S1 Cortex
- S2 Cortex
- SI Cortex
- SII Cortex
- Second Somatic Sensory Area
- Secondary Sensory Cortex
- Secondary Somatosensory Area
- Secondary Somatosensory Cortex
- Area 1, Brodmann
- Area 1, Brodmann's
- Area 2, Brodmann
- Area 2, Brodmann's
- Area 3, Brodmann
- Area 3, Brodmann's
- Area, Primary Somatosensory
- Area, Primary Somesthetic
- Area, Secondary Somatosensory
- Areas, Primary Somatosensory
- Brodmanns Area 1
- Brodmanns Area 2
- Brodmanns Area 3
- Cortex, Anterior Parietal
- Cortex, Parietal-Opercular
- Cortex, Primary Somatosensory
- Cortex, S1
- Cortex, S2
- Cortex, SI
- Cortex, SII
- Cortex, Secondary Sensory
- Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory
- Gyrus, Post Central
- Gyrus, Postcentral
- Parietal Cortex, Anterior
- Parietal Opercular Cortex
- Parietal-Opercular Cortices
- Primary Somatosensory Cortices
- Primary Somesthetic Areas
- S1 Cortices
- S2 Cortices
- SII Cortices
- Secondary Somatosensory Areas
- Sensory Cortex, Secondary
- Somatosensory Area, Primary
- Somatosensory Area, Secondary
- Somatosensory Areas, Primary
- Somatosensory Cortex, Primary
- Somatosensory Cortex, Secondary
- Somesthetic Area, Primary
- Somesthetic Areas, Primary
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- Cerebral Cortex (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Somatosensory Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013003. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013003
- Somatosensory Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64926247