primary sensory areas

The term primary sensory areas refers to those areas of the cerebral cortex that receive input from subcortical nuclei related to specific sensory modalities. They include the primary somatosensory cortex, the primary visual area, the primary auditory cortex, the olfactory cortex and the gustatory cortex ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as: primary sensory areas, primary sensory cortex

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Name:

áreas sensoriales primarias

Language:

Spanish

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1994

Citation:

edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman

Source Title:

Neuroanatomía Fundamentos

Name:

primary sensory areas

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

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Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

primary sensory cortex

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

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Connectivity

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

primary sensory areas

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Connectivity

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

primary sensory cortex

Source:

Carpenter-1983

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