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Sensory neuroscience — is a subfield of neuroscience which explores the anatomy and physiology of neurons that are part of sensory systems such as vision, hearing, and olfaction. Neurons in sensory regions of the brain respond to stimuli by firing one or more nerve… … Wikipedia
Sensory Integration Dysfunction — (SID, also called sensory processing disorder) is a neurological disorder causing difficulties with processing information from the five classic senses (vision, auditory, touch, olfaction, and taste), the sense of movement (vestibular system),… … Wikipedia
sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… … Universalium
brain regions — The central nervous system of mammals is complex and the terminology often confusing. In development the brain is generated from the most anterior portion of the neural tube and there are three main regions, fore, mid and hind brain. The lumen of … Dictionary of molecular biology
List of regions in the human brain — Anatomical regions of the brain are listed vertically, following hierarchies that are standard in neuroanatomy. Functional, connective and developmental regions are listed horizontally in parentheses where appropriate.Functional and connective… … Wikipedia
somatic sensory area — somatosensory area either of the two cortical regions where conscious perception of somatic sensations occurs, called the first or primary somatosensory area and the second or secondary somatosensory area … Medical dictionary
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
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Perirhinal cortex — is a cortical region in the medial temporal lobe that is made up of Brodmann areas 35 and 36. In rats, it is located along and dorsal to the rhinal sulcus. It receives highly processed sensory information from all sensory regions, and is… … Wikipedia
Referred itch — An diagram showing the connected points between stimulus and itch. Mitempfindung, or referred itch, is the phenomenon in which a stimulus applied in one region of the body is felt as an itch or irritation in a different part of the body. The… … Wikipedia
