Somatosensation
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| What is Somatosensation? | The experience of touch through pain, temperature, itch, pressure, internal state, or body's place in space
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| What are the three types of somatosensation? | Exteroceptive, Interoceptive, and Proprioceptive
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| Exteroceptive | Sense external stimuli (skin)
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| Interoceptive | Monitors internal state
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| Proprioceptive | Monitors position of the body
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| Why is somatosensation important? | Because sense of touch is connected to stress and emotional being, stimulates brain to exert oxytocin, touch and communication
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| How does somatosensation work? | Sensors in the skin send messages to the brain's primary somatosensory cortex, posterior parietal cortex, and primary motor cortex
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| What is an example of Exteroception? | grabbing something because of the pressure in the hands or getting burned because of pain and temperature
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| What is an example of Interoception? | Disregulaton of roommate temperature or feeling feverish
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| What is example of Proprioception? | Standing in one place or moving
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| Posterior Parietal Cortex | Responsible for integrating touch, sight, and sound (hand-eye coordination)
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| Primary Cortex | Hand to head (motor control)
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| Primary Somatosensory Cortex | Band that goes around the brain and has homunculus
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