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Somatosensory Cortex

Known as: Cortex, Somatosensory, primary sensory cortex, somesthetic sensory cortex 
Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving sensations such as movement, pain, pressure, position, temperature, touch, and vibration. It lies… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Parietal LobeStructure of postcentral gyrussensory cortex

Narrower (3)

primary somatosensory cortexsecondary somatosensory cortexvestibular cortex

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Distribution and expression of CRF receptor 1 and 2 mRNAs in the CRF over-expressing mouse brain
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Early somatosensory processing during tonic muscle pain in humans: relation to loss of proprioception and motor ‘defensive’ strategies
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Reorganization in the cutaneous core of the human thalamic principal somatic sensory nucleus (Ventral caudal) in patients with dystonia.
A wide range of observations suggest that sensory inputs play a significant role in dystonia. For example, the map of the hand… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Purification, characterization and developmental expression of a brain-specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, 6B4 proteoglycan/phosphacan
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Lectins demarcate the barrel subfield in the somatosensory cortex of the early postnatal mouse
Plant lectins were used to examine the disposition of glycosylated molecules in vibratome sections through the barrel subfield of… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Connections made by transplants to the cerebral cortex of rat brains damaged in utero
Homografts consisting of pieces of neocortex or dissociated cortical cells were transplanted from fetal rats into the cortex of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Multiplexing in single cells of the alert monkey's visual cortex during brightness discrimination
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Prenatal and early postnatal ontogenesis of the human motor cortex: a golgi study. II. The basket-pyramidal system.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
A note on the termination of commissural fibers in the neocortex.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
On the nature of the primary evoked response.
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