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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.

Classified under Perception
Synonyms: somatosensory perception
Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two months ago.

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Task Contrast Measure
haptic illusion task
    		 
    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 one year ago

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    Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two months 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.

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    Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two months 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.

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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.

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    Definition contributed by BGregory about two years 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 three years ago:
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    2012-03-28 RPoldrack: RPoldrack updated the definition for somatosensation
    2012-03-28 RPoldrack: RPoldrack updated the definition for somatosensation
    2012-03-28 RPoldrack: RPoldrack updated the definition for somatosensation
    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]
    No studies have been associated with this concept yet.



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