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somatosensory cortex

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Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus. [ MESH:A08.186.211.730.885.213.670.675 ]

Synonyms: somatic sensory cortex

Term info

database cross reference
  • BAMS:SS
  • EFO:0001391
  • MESH:D013003
  • SCTID:279252006
  • neuronames:3241
  • MBA:453
  • GAID:681
  • FMA:242642
  • BTO:0004353
Subsets

efo_slim, pheno_slim

editor note

TODO - add relationship to system (not part of, as sensory systems are peripheral), TODO - add layers

has related synonym

somatosensory areas, somatic sensory cortex, somesthetic area, primary somatic sensory cortex, somatosensory area

id

UBERON:0008930

prefLabel

Somatic sensory cortex