specific somatosensory pathways

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• Somatosensory system — The somatosensory system is a widespread and diverse sensory system comprising the receptors and processing centres to produce the sensory modalities touch, temperature, proprioception (body position), and nociception (pain). The sensory… …   Wikipedia

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• Referred pain — is a term used to describe the phenomenon of pain perceived at a site adjacent to or at a distance from the site of an injury s origin. One of the best examples of this is during ischemia brought on by an angina pectoris, or heart attack. Even… …   Wikipedia

• Сусуму Тонэгава — (Susumu Tonegawa, 利根川 進) (6.09.1939 …) нобелевский лауреат родом из Японии Направление Медицина и физиология (1987 год) За что? «За открытие генетического принципа для генерации разновидности антител» Страна, которую представляет США Институт,… …   Википедия

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• Cutaneous innervation — refers to the area of the skin which is supplied by a specific cutaneous nerve. Dermatomes are similar; however, a dermatome only specifies the area served by a spinal nerve. In some cases, the dermatome is less specific (when a spinal nerve is… …   Wikipedia

• Sensory system — See also sense A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in sensory perception. Commonly… …   Wikipedia