Somatosensory Cortex

"Somatosensory Cortex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving sensations such as movement, pain, pressure, position, temperature, touch, and vibration. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.

Descriptor ID	D013003
MeSH Number(s)	A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.670.675 A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.814.906
Concept/Terms	Somatosensory Cortex Somatosensory Cortex Cortex, Somatosensory Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory Somatosensory Cortex, Secondary Secondary Sensory Cortex Cortex, Secondary Sensory Sensory Cortex, Secondary Secondary Somatosensory Area Area, Secondary Somatosensory Areas, Secondary Somatosensory Secondary Somatosensory Areas Somatosensory Area, Secondary Somatosensory Areas, Secondary Second Somatic Sensory Area Primary Somatosensory Cortex Primary Somatosensory Cortex Cortex, Primary Somatosensory Primary Somatosensory Cortices Somatosensory Cortex, Primary SI Cortex Cortex, SI Primary Somatosensory Area Area, Primary Somatosensory Areas, Primary Somatosensory Somatosensory Area, Primary Somatosensory Areas, Primary Primary Somatosensory Areas Anterior Parietal Cortex Cortex, Anterior Parietal Parietal Cortex, Anterior Primary Somatic Sensory Area Postcentral Gyrus Postcentral Gyrus Gyrus, Postcentral Post Central Gyrus Gyrus, Post Central Gyrus Postcentralis

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730]
Telencephalon [A08.186.211.730.885]
Cerebrum [A08.186.211.730.885.287]
Cerebral Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500]
Parietal Lobe [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.670]
Somatosensory Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.670.675]
Sensorimotor Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.814]
Somatosensory Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.814.906]

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Bar chart showing 17 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2002

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
2002	2	1	3
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	2	2

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Luchsinger JR, Fetterly TL, Williford KM, Salimando GJ, Doyle MA, Maldonado J, Simerly RB, Winder DG, Centanni SW. Delineation of an insula-BNST circuit engaged by struggling behavior that regulates avoidance in mice. Nat Commun. 2021 06 11; 12(1):3561.

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Odoj K, Brawek B, Asavapanumas N, Mojtahedi N, Heneka MT, Garaschuk O. In vivo mechanisms of cortical network dysfunction induced by systemic inflammation. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 08; 96:113-126.

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Mondo E, Becker SC, Kautzman AG, Schifferer M, Baer CE, Chen J, Huang EJ, Simons M, Schafer DP. A Developmental Analysis of Juxtavascular Microglia Dynamics and Interactions with the Vasculature. J Neurosci. 2020 08 19; 40(34):6503-6521.

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Shin Yim Y, Park A, Berrios J, Lafourcade M, Pascual LM, Soares N, Yeon Kim J, Kim S, Kim H, Waisman A, Littman DR, Wickersham IR, Harnett MT, Huh JR, Choi GB. Reversing behavioural abnormalities in mice exposed to maternal inflammation. Nature. 2017 09 28; 549(7673):482-487.

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Maeda Y, Kim H, Kettner N, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Ong-Sutherland R, Mezzacappa P, Libby A, Mawla I, Morse LR, Kaptchuk TJ, Audette J, Napadow V. Rewiring the primary somatosensory cortex in carpal tunnel syndrome with acupuncture. Brain. 2017 Apr 01; 140(4):914-927.

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Nephew BC, Huang W, Poirier GL, Payne L, King JA. Altered neural connectivity in adult female rats exposed to early life social stress. Behav Brain Res. 2017 01 01; 316:225-233.

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Maeda Y, Kettner N, Kim J, Kim H, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Libby A, Mezzacappa P, Mawla I, Morse LR, Audette J, Napadow V. Primary somatosensory/motor cortical thickness distinguishes paresthesia-dominant from pain-dominant carpal tunnel syndrome. Pain. 2016 May; 157(5):1085-1093.

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Yu W, Walling I, Smith AB, Ramirez-Zamora A, Pilitsis JG, Shin DS. Deep Brain Stimulation of the Ventral Pallidum Attenuates Epileptiform Activity and Seizing Behavior in Pilocarpine-Treated Rats. Brain Stimul. 2016 Mar-Apr; 9(2):285-95.

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Yu W, Smith AB, Pilitsis JG, Shin DS. Isovaline attenuates generalized epileptiform activity in hippocampal and primary sensory cortices and seizure behavior in pilocarpine treated rats. Neurosci Lett. 2015 Jul 10; 599:125-8.

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Liang Z, Liu X, Zhang N. Dynamic resting state functional connectivity in awake and anesthetized rodents. Neuroimage. 2015 Jan 01; 104:89-99.

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