Essays about: "somatosensory cortices"

Found 1 essay containing the words somatosensory cortices.

  1. 1. Somatosensory system; touch : Physiology and Neuronal Correlates of Discriminative and Affective Touch

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Clara Dahlquist; [2014]
    Keywords : somatosensory system; discriminative touch; affective touch; C-tactile afferents; somatosensory cortices; orbitofrontal cortex;

    Abstract : This essay is about the somatosensory system, which is divided into different kinds of touch. Described briefly are the proprioceptive touch, which is transported to the brain via A-alfa fibers and transmits information about e. g. limb position and movement. READ MORE