Term Name: | sensory perception of mechanical stimulus |
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Synonyms: | chemi-mechanical coupling, mechanosensory perception, perception of mechanical stimulus |
Definition: | The series of events required for an organism to receive a sensory mechanical stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. This is a neurological process. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0050954] QuickGO AmiGO |