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sensory cortex

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noun

  1. the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.


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When the brain is locating the physical self in its environment, the sensory cortex is activated.

From Salon May 26, 2025

"What's the headwind that's blowing back that sensory information and keeping it in the sensory cortex?"

From Science Daily Nov. 8, 2023

Sensory stimuli from the eyes, ears, and such are converted to electrical signals and then transmitted to the relevant parts of the sensory cortex that process these inputs and induce perception.

From Scientific American May 31, 2022

Software was designed to relay hazards and preferred navigation paths directly into Nathan Copeland’s sensory cortex.

From The New Yorker Nov. 19, 2018

There is evidence that the sensory cortex in this region lies posterior to that which has been conveniently termed the “motor.”

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

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