Term Name: somatosensory cortex
Synonyms: somatic sensory cortex, somatosensory area, somatosensory areas, somesthetic area
Definition: Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008930]

Relationships
is part of: postcentral gyrus
is a type of: functional part of brain structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
has subtype: primary somatosensory cortex secondary somatosensory cortex