| Term Name: | somatosensory cortex |
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| Synonyms: | somatic sensory cortex, somatosensory area, somatosensory areas, somesthetic area |
| Definition: | Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus. |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008930] |