somatosensory

[ suh-mat-uh-sen-suh-ree, soh-muh-tuh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of somatosensory¹

First recorded in 1950–55; somato- + sensory

Example Sentences

"Concomitantly, the rodents regain lost somatosensory functions, something that around 60 per cent of all stroke patients experience today. The most remarkable result is that the treatment began several days after a stroke," Wieloch continues.

From Science Daily

They positioned it over the somatosensory cortex, which processes touch, and confirmed that appropriate signals registered when the animal's snout was stimulated.

From Scientific American

When the rat’s e-skin was touched, a pulse was transmitted by a wire to the rat’s brain – specifically, an area called the somatosensory cortex, which is responsible for processing physical sensations.

From Seattle Times

The skin was connected through a wire to the rat’s somatosensory cortex — the part of the brain responsible for processing physical sensations.

From Scientific American

In 2015, a team led by neuroscientist Robert Gaunt at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, reported implanting an electrode array in the hand region of a person’s somatosensory cortex, where touch information is processed.

From Scientific American