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noun
the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.
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Words nearby sensory cortex
sensorimotor, sensorineural, sensorium, sensor network, sensory, sensory cortex, sensory deprivation, sensory neuron, sensory overload, sensual, sensualism
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How to use sensory cortex in a sentence
The genetic links to the development of the sensory cortices of the brain, along with fMRI brain scanning results, seem to support a theory based on hyper-connectivity among brain regions as a basis for synesthesia.
There is evidence that the sensory cortex in this region lies posterior to that which has been conveniently termed the “motor.”