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sensory area noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /ˈsen.sər.i ˌeə.ri.ə/ us /ˈsen.sər.i ˌer.i.ə/ any of several parts of the brain, in the cerebral cortex, that receive information from the nervous system about the senses: The results showed a surge of blood and oxygen in the sensory area of the babies' brains. These seizures affect the motor or sensory areas of the brain. All sensory input comes into a primary sensory area in the cortex. Cortical mapping studies have shown that there is a considerable overlap between the motor and sensory areas of the brain. The impulses are carried to the somatic sensory area of the cortex through the internal capsule. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The brain & nervous system abducens nerve abducent nerve accessory nerve alexithymia allism glossopharyngeal nerve grey matter hemispheric hemispherical hindbrain neurofibrillary neurogenic neurogenically neuroglia neuroglial reinnervation reticular formation rhinencephalon rhombencephalon right brain
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