somatosensory

American  

[suh-mat-uh-sen-suh-ree, soh-muh-tuh-] / səˌmæt əˈsɛn sə ri, ˌsoʊ mə tə- /

adjective

1. of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.

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Etymology

Origin of somatosensory

First recorded in 1950–55; somato- + sensory

Example Sentences

They reflect real activity in your brain's touch-processing region, known as the somatosensory cortex.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

The results also showed that sensorimotor function was further improved if treatment with the mGluR5 inhibitor is combined with somatosensory training by housing several rodents in cages enriched with toys, chains, grids, and plastic tubes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

They positioned it over the somatosensory cortex, which processes touch, and confirmed that appropriate signals registered when the animal's snout was stimulated.

From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2023

When the rat’s e-skin was touched, a pulse was transmitted by a wire to the rat’s brain – specifically, an area called the somatosensory cortex, which is responsible for processing physical sensations.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

Other somatosensory receptors are found in the joints and muscles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013