Somatosensory cortex Flashcards
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Somatosensory cortex
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is arranged in columns - each column responds to a different sub-modality of somato input from a certain area of the body
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Arranged in columns
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Each column responds to a different sub-modality of somato input from a certain area of the body
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Somatosensory association areas respond to specific types of
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somatosensation
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Tactile agnosia where there’s intact tactile discrimination, but inability to recognize objects held in hand, is because of damage to
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L parietal lobe or somatosensory association area
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Tactile agnosia where there’s intact tactile discrimination and could draw objects held in hand, but unable to identify objects held in hand, is because of damage to
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bilateral parietal lobe
