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CONCEPT
somatosensation
the components of the central and peripheral nervous systems that receive and interpret sensory information from organs in the joints, ligaments, muscles, and skin. This system processes information about the length, degree of stretch, tension, and contraction of muscles; pain; temperature; pressure; and joint position.

Definition contributed by BGregory about nine months ago.

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Task Contrast Measure
Pain Monitor/Discrimination Task
  • areas of activation during task minus baseline
  
  • subject rating during task minus subject baseline rating
  
Non-Painful Thermal Stimulation
  • areas of activation during task minus baseline
  
  • rating of sensation minus baseline
  
Non-Painful Electrical Stimulation
  • average rating of sensation minus subject rating of sensation
 
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Somatosensation
about nine months ago

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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:
the components of the central and peripheral nervous systems that receive and interpret sensory information from organs in the joints, ligaments, muscles, and skin. This system processes information about the length, degree of stretch, tension, and contraction of muscles; pain; temperature; pressure; and joint position. (from medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about two years ago:
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2011-05-16 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for somatosensation. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/somatosensation]
2011-05-16 NPicchetti: Added new topic to discussion
2010-04-29 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for somatosensation. [view the changes at http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/term/somatosensation]
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