somatosensory
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- adjective
- /ˌsoʊməˈtoʊsɛnˌsɔri/
- Specialized
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somatosensorial
- Sensory re-education improves the perception of sensory information that arises from receptors, and it increases the responsiveness of neurons in the somatosensory cortex.
- somatosensory cortex
- somatosensory acuity
- somatosensory stimulation
They're receiving, you know, indirectly or directly inputs from visual areas, from somatosensory areas.
- They're receiving, you know, indirectly or directly inputs from visual areas, from somatosensory areas.
Examples
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Visual inputs are the primary backups when the somatosensory information becomes deficient.
Academic text (1999) -
They're basically in the motor areas and the somatosensory areas, both OK.
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I saw Bennett working on a somatosensory system override.
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Its role is dominant when there is a conflict between visual and somatosensory information and during ambulation.
Academic text (1999) -
They got reduced pain and the reduction here was in the in the somatosensory cortex.
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For example, in Condition 1, vestibular, visual, and somatosensory information is accurate, while in Condition 6, only vestibular information is accurate.
Academic text (2010) -
And since it underpins so many bodily functions, damage to the somatosensory system can manifest in a wide variety of ways.
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The relationship or impact of the visual, somatosensory (proprioceptive), and vestibular systems on mobility for these individuals has not been sufficiently addressed.
Academic text (2007) -
The somatosensory system allows us to feel sensations like touch and pain on different parts of our body.
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When someone touches a hot surface, the somatosensory nerves send pain signals to the brain immediately.
Compounds
- Specialized
Part of the body that sends signals to the brain about touch, temperature, pain, and body position
Surface Forms
Morphology
somatosensory = sensory (semi-transparent) = somato + sensory
The combining form 'somato-' denotes 'body' (a technical element) and attaches to the clear adjective 'sensory', producing a specialized medical/technical adjective that is logically compositional but somewhat technical for average learners.
Etymology
The word somatosensory combines somato- (from the Greek 'soma', meaning 'body') and sensory (from 'sense', meaning 'feeling'). So it means the body's feelings, like touch, pain and temperature.