27 Mar somatosensory cortex

Several areas of the cerebrum responsible for interpreting tactile stimuli. The Primary Somesthetic Cortex is Brodmann’s areas 1-3. The Secondary is part of area 40. The Somesthetic Association Cortex covers areas 5 and 7. If the association cortex is injured, tactile agnosia or astereognosis can result.
Keywords: perception
sense
association
context
tactile agnosia
References: brain physiology
neurons
neuroscience