sensorimotor

American  

[sen-suh-ree-moh-ter] / ˌsɛn sə riˈmoʊ tər /

Also sensomotor

adjective

1. Psychology. of or relating to motor activity caused by sensory stimuli.

2. Physiology. both sensory and motor, as parts of the cerebral cortex.

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sensorimotor British  

/ ˌsɛnsərɪˈməʊtə, ˌsɛnsəˈməʊtə /

adjective

1. of or relating to both the sensory and motor functions of an organism or to the nerves controlling them

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Etymology

Origin of sensorimotor

First recorded in 1850–55; sensory + motor

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sensorimotor

“We still don’t know their entire sensorimotor system,” he said.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023

Importantly, sensorimotor functions improved, even though the extent of the brain damage was not diminished.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023

In the new study, Chang’s team temporarily removed a portion of the participant’s skull and laid a thin sheet of electrodes smaller than a credit card directly over his sensorimotor cortex.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 14, 2021

Chang implanted a grid of electrodes on the sensorimotor cortex of the patient’s brain, which controls the production of speech.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021

The effort consists not so much in any course of reasoning but rather in the acquiring of new sensorimotor experience.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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