Term Name: barrel cortex
Synonyms: barrel cortex, barrel field, barrel field of the primary somatosensory area, barrel field sensory area, primary somatosensory area barrel field, primary somatosensory area, barrel field, primary somatosensory cortex, barrel field, whisker barrels, whisker sensory area
Definition: One of the discrete functional units of the somatosensory cortex that processes tactile information derived from the vibrissae.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010415]

Relationships
is part of: primary somatosensory cortex
has parts: primary somatosensory area barrel field layer 1 primary somatosensory area barrel field layer 2/3 primary somatosensory area barrel field layer 4 primary somatosensory area barrel field layer 5 primary somatosensory area barrel field layer 6a primary somatosensory area barrel field layer 6b
is a type of: functional part of brain structure with developmental contribution from neural crest