sensorimotor

[ sen-suh-ree-moh-ter ]

adjective

Psychology. of or relating to motor activity caused by sensory stimuli.: Compare ideomotor.
Physiology. both sensory and motor, as parts of the cerebral cortex.

Origin of sensorimotor

First recorded in 1850–55; sensory + motor

Also sen·so·mo·tor [sen-suh-moh-ter]. /ˌsɛn səˈmoʊ tər/.

Words Nearby sensorimotor

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How to use sensorimotor in a sentence

Prosthetic devices that match the brain’s electrical activity with sensorimotor function can prove life-changing, restoring some lost function and independence to people who are paralyzed or who suffer other neurological losses.
Can Machines Control Our Brains? | R. Douglas Fields | May 17, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
The effort consists not so much in any course of reasoning but rather in the acquiring of new sensorimotor experience.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 | Various
Hence the results from actual measurement are very few and are confined to the sensory and sensorimotor traits.
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British Dictionary definitions for sensorimotor

sensorimotor

sensomotor (ˌsɛnsəˈməʊtə)

/ (ˌsɛnsərɪˈməʊtə) /

adjective

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

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