sensory cortex
Americannoun
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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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