Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus. [ MESH:A08.186.211.730.885.213.670.675 ]
Synonyms: somatic sensory cortex
Term information
- FMA:242642
- GAID:681
- MBA:453
- MESH:D013003
- SCTID:279252006
- BTO:0004353
- EFO:0001391
- neuronames:3241
- BAMS:SS
efo_slim, pheno_slim
TODO - add relationship to system (not part of, as sensory systems are peripheral)
TODO - add layers
somatosensory areas
somatic sensory cortex
somesthetic area
primary somatic sensory cortex
somatosensory area