The primary somatosensory cortex is generally divided into 4 areas: area 3a, 3b, 1, and 2. In the video, Neurosciencetifically challenged discusses the relative functions of each of these areas. More ...

A majority of corticofugal projection cells in primary somatosensory cortex (area 3b) express NMDA receptors 8, and chronic systemic blockade of NMDA receptors produces large unresponsive areas in ...

For instance, sub-regions of the somatosensory cortex that respond to finger touch lie next to each other in a neat pattern. Here, the researchers employed ultra-high-resolution (7 Tesla) fMRI to ...

Find out which parts of the brain handles which functions, and, for some, when during a person's life these areas are wired. The Motor Association Cortex area controls coordination of complex ...

All the surface of the human body is represented in the cerebral cortex in a transversal band localized at the external part of the cerebral hemispheres: the somatosensory cortex. Each body region ...

SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM. As sensory receptors in our skin, muscles, bones, joints and organs are triggered by a specific stimulus, this signal passes to the somatosensory region in the brain which is ...

The somatosensory cortex is a brain region known to play a role in the detection of tactile information, changes in temperature, and pain sensations. Some recent studies found that this crucial ...

The somatosensory cortex is a region of the mammalian brain known to play a crucial role in the processing of sensory information, including tactile sensations, temperature and pain. While this ...

"Restless legs syndrome has always been considered primarily a motor problem linked to the dopaminergic system in the brain, so we were expecting to see changes in the motor cortex," senior author ...