somatosensory
[ suh-mat-uh-sen-suh-ree, soh-muh-tuh- ]
adjective
of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.
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How to use somatosensory in a sentence
The human organoids were implanted in the somatosensory cortex, a part of the rat brain that handles whisker input.
Another two, in the somatosensory part of his brain, allow scientists to send signals into his mind, which he registers as sensations of pressure or tingling on his fingers.
A paralyzed man is challenging Neuralink’s monkey to a match of mind Pong | Antonio Regalado | May 14, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
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