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Definition of Somatosensory system
1. Noun. The faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs.
Generic synonyms: Interoception
Terms within: Cutaneous Senses, Sense Of Touch, Skin Senses, Touch, Touch Modality, Proprioception
Specialized synonyms: Skin Perceptiveness, Tactility, Tactual Sensation, Touch Perception, Feeling Of Movement, Kinaesthesia, Kinesthesia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Somatosensory System
Literary usage of Somatosensory system
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"In the somatosensory system, the broadly tuned secondary thalamic nuclei project
to superficial somatosensory cortex, again parallel to the layer-IV ..."
2. Toxicity Testing for Assessment of Environmental Agents: Interim Report by National Academies Press (U.S.) (2006)
"... test that evaluates the effects of chemicals on brain electric potentials
after stimulation of the visual, auditory, or somatosensory system. ..."
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