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

Example Sentences

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sensorimotor

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

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023

This may lead to loss of function such as paralysis, sensorimotor impairment and vision and speech difficulties, but also to pain and depression.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023

Connections between the sensorimotor putamen and the anterior cingulate cortex, which is involved in emotion regulation, among other things, and is also implicated in habit learning, were weaker.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2023

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

So far as permanence goes, connections between sensorimotor neurone groups seem to hold modifications longer than do connections between either associative-motor or associative-association.

From How to Teach by George Drayton Strayer