Somatosensory system

George, Arlene

doi:10.1036/1097-8542.636357

Arlene George

Last reviewed: March 2023

https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.636357

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Somatosensory system, published January 2016

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Somatosensory system

A network of neurons and receptors that enable an organism to perceive variations of touch, pain, body position, and temperature to help the nervous system process objects in the external environment and respond appropriately to stimuli. The somatosensory system mediates somesthesis, which is the general term for…

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