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Postcentral gyrus

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has suggested that for homogeny with other sensory fields only area 3 should be referred to as "primary somatosensory cortex", as it receives the bulk of the
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Brodmann areas 3, 1, and 2 of human brain. Brodmann area 3 is in red, area 1 in green, and area 2 in yellow.
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The primary somatosensory cortex was initially defined from surface stimulation studies of
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Primary cortices, including primary somatosensory cortex (labeled in purple)
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1, 2, and 3. Brodmann area 1 occupies the apex of the postcentral gyrus.
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Postcentral gyrus highlighted in green on transversal T1 MRI images
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Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side.
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Postcentral gyrus highlighted in green on sagittal T1 MRI images
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Postcentral gyrus highlighted in green on coronal T1 MRI images
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It is the location of the 105:Primary somatosensory cortex 2729:Anterior lobe of cerebellum 1160:Transverse occipital sulcus 283:medial longitudinal fissure 268:thalamocortical projections 2853: 2681:Posterior thoracic nucleus 2395:Thalamocortical radiations 2319:Thalamocortical radiations 1572:Isthmus of cingulate gyrus 1393:Central (frontal+parietal) 1128:Occipital pole of cerebrum 2715:Accessory cuneate nucleus 2633:Vestibulocerebellar tract 2467:Vestibulocerebellar tract 2241: 1976:Posterior parietal cortex 1943:Anterior white commissure 1703: 1229:Transverse temporal gyrus 1092:Posterior parietal cortex 188: 49: 37: 2512:Inferior olivary nucleus 2399:Supplementary motor area 2323:Supplementary motor area 2133:Genu of internal capsule 1985:Spinomesencephalic tract 1350:Inferior temporal sulcus 1271:Superior temporal sulcus 954:Inferior parietal lobule 937:Superior parietal lobule 877:Supplementary motor area 2600:Cerebellothalamic tract 2081:Decussation of pyramids 1852:Internal arcuate fibers 1355:Inferior temporal gyrus 1299:Occipitotemporal sulcus 1245:Superior temporal gyrus 1138:Lateral occipital gyrus 889:Supplementary eye field 630:Inferior frontal sulcus 625:Superior frontal sulcus 2534:Deep cerebellar nuclei 2501:Deep cerebellar nuclei 2492:Pontocerebellar fibers 2367:Subthalamic fasciculus 2359:Subthalamic fasciculus 2100:Neuromuscular junction 1616:Fimbria of hippocampus 682:Superior frontal gyrus 580:Inferior frontal gyrus 534:Superior frontal gyrus 262:, more recent work by 95:Middle cerebral artery 2720:Cuneocerebellar tract 2563:Dentatothalamic tract 2517:Olivocerebellar tract 2414:nigrostriatal pathway 2375:Lenticular fasciculus 2299:Lenticular fasciculus 2202:Vestibulospinal tract 1603:Hippocampal formation 1462:Parahippocampal gyrus 1276:Middle temporal gyrus 2827:Somatosensory system 2232:Reticulospinal tract 2143:Facial motor nucleus 2129:Primary motor cortex 2073:Primary motor cortex 2019:Spinoreticular tract 1860:Trigeminal lemniscus 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lobule 722:Paraolfactory area 718:Paraterminal gyrus 301:postcentral sulcus 237:sensory homunculus 2809: 2808: 2805: 2804: 2801: 2800: 2766:Cerebellar vermis 2695:Cerebellar vermis 2638:Vestibular nuclei 2624:Fastigial nucleus 2462:Vestibular nuclei 2441: 2440: 2437: 2436: 2379:Ansa lenticularis 2303:Ansa lenticularis 2261: 2260: 2254:→ muscles of neck 2251:Tectospinal tract 2197:Vestibular nuclei 2172:Rubrospinal tract 2049: 2048: 2045: 2044: 1972:Postcentral gyrus 1935:Free nerve ending 1905: 1904: 1897:Postcentral gyrus 1716: 1715: 1660: 1659: 1485:Postrhinal cortex 1480:Perirhinal cortex 1475:Entorhinal cortex 1447: 1446: 1403:Parieto-occipital 1370: 1369: 1208: 1207: 1107: 1106: 1064:Postcentral gyrus 916: 915: 841: 840: 661: 660: 653:Precentral sulcus 616:Pars triangularis 339:Additional images 212:postcentral gyrus 204: 203: 199: 33:Postcentral gyrus 16:(Redirected from 2844: 2655: 2452: 2418: 2341: 2281: 2272: 2216: 2186: 2160: 2122: 2115: 2058: 2036:Cingulate cortex 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930:Superolateral 928: 925: 923: 922:Parietal lobe 919: 907: 904: 903: 902: 899: 895: 892: 891: 890: 887: 883: 880: 879: 878: 875: 871: 868: 867: 866: 863: 859: 856: 855: 854: 851: 850: 848: 844: 834: 831: 827: 824: 823: 822: 819: 818: 816: 814: 810: 804: 801: 799: 796: 795: 790: 787: 786: 785: 782: 778: 775: 774: 773: 770: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 752: 751: 747: 744: 740: 737: 736: 735: 732: 728: 725: 724: 723: 719: 716: 715: 710: 707: 705: 702: 701: 700: 697: 693: 690: 688: 685: 684: 683: 680: 679: 677: 675: 671: 668: 664: 654: 651: 649: 646: 645: 643: 641: 637: 631: 628: 626: 623: 622: 617: 613: 610: 608: 604: 601: 600: 599: 596: 594: 590: 587: 585: 581: 578: 577: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 558: 557: 554: 550: 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 536: 535: 532: 531: 529: 527: 523: 520: 518:Superolateral 516: 513: 511: 507: 503: 499: 491: 486: 484: 479: 477: 472: 471: 468: 461: 457: 454: 451: 447: 444: 441: 437: 434: 433: 429: 420: 415: 408: 403: 396: 391: 384: 379: 372: 367: 360: 355: 348: 343: 338: 334: 331: 330: 326: 324: 322: 314: 311: 308: 305: 302: 299: 296: 293: 290: 287: 284: 281: 280: 279: 273: 271: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 250: 246: 241: 239: 238: 233: 229: 225: 221: 220:parietal lobe 217: 213: 209: 197: 191: 187: 184: 181: 179: 175: 172: 169: 167: 163: 160: 157: 155: 151: 148: 145: 142: 138: 135: 132: 130: 126: 123: 120: 118: 114: 109: 106: 103: 99: 96: 93: 91: 87: 84: 83:Parietal lobe 81: 77: 74: 71: 69: 65: 60: 53: 48: 41: 36: 31: 19: 2781: 2755: 2718: 2684: 2631: 2617:Motor cortex 2598: 2576:Motor cortex 2561: 2515: 2505:Granule cell 2490: 2480:Granule cell 2465: 2412: 2403:Motor cortex 2347:Motor cortex 2337: 2327:Motor cortex 2287:Motor cortex 2277: 2249: 2230: 2213: 2200: 2183: 2170: 2157: 2136: 2119: 2084: 2069: 2017: 1983: 1981: 1971: 1946: 1896: 1840: 1802: 1705: 1469: 1063: 746:Orbital gyri 598:Broca's area 510:Frontal lobe 318: 315:(underneath) 277: 242: 235: 211: 208:neuroanatomy 205: 159:A14.1.09.128 147:birnlex_1070 121: 2659:Unconscious 2605:Red nucleus 2167:Red nucleus 1754:spinal cord 1453:Limbic lobe 502:human brain 224:human brain 111:Identifiers 2816:Categories 2792:Cerebellum 2774:upper limb 2748:lower limb 2740:Reflex arc 2703:upper limb 2669:lower limb 2526:Hemisphere 2476:Cerebellum 2447:Cerebellar 2325:) → 5° ( 2214:extension: 2184:extension: 1710:span gyri. 1376:Interlobar 1073:3, 1 and 2 813:Precentral 674:Prefrontal 640:Precentral 526:Prefrontal 460:NeuroNames 456:ancil-1042 450:NeuroNames 446:ancil-1041 440:NeuroNames 436:ancil-1040 313:inferiorly 297:(in front) 129:NeuroNames 2401:) → 7° ( 2338:indirect: 2062:Pyramidal 1762:fasciculi 1690:Operculum 1238:41 and 42 1036:Precuneus 306:(in back) 295:rostrally 274:Structure 2780:) → 2° ( 2754:) → 2° ( 2713:) → 2° ( 2679:) → 2° ( 2609:Thalamus 2568:Thalamus 2543:Efferent 2455:Afferent 2429:Striatum 2393:) → 6° ( 2391:Thalamus 2373:) → 5° ( 2365:) → 4° ( 2357:) → 3° ( 2353:) → 2° ( 2351:Striatum 2317:) → 4° ( 2315:Thalamus 2297:) → 3° ( 2293:) → 2° ( 2291:Striatum 2158:flexion: 2120:flexion: 2094:Anterior 2070:flexion: 2034:) → 3° ( 2032:Thalamus 2026:) → 2° ( 1974:) → 4° ( 1970:) → 3° ( 1968:Thalamus 1952:Anterior 1941:) → 2° ( 1927:/lateral 1864:Thalamus 1652:Amygdala 1470:anterior 462:- area 3 452:- area 2 442:- area 1 327:See also 304:caudally 286:medially 141:NeuroLex 101:Function 79:Location 2597:, or → 2278:direct: 2090:Lateral 2006:/medial 1948:Lateral 1769:Sensory 1683:General 500:of the 222:of the 62:Details 2776:→ 1° ( 2750:→ 1° ( 2705:→ 1° ( 2671:→ 1° ( 1188:Cuneus 258:, and 210:, the 90:Artery 68:System 2054:Motor 1750:Brain 1647:Uncus 1635:Other 1511:gyrus 216:gyrus 194:[ 183:61896 117:Latin 2832:Gyri 2615:) → 2574:) → 2345:1° ( 2285:1° ( 2012:1° ( 2004:Slow 1982:2° ( 1950:and 1933:1° ( 1925:Fast 1916:pain 1854:) → 1815:) → 1777:DCML 1760:and 1752:and 1057:Both 846:Both 264:Kaas 171:5469 154:TA98 2788:ICP 2762:SCP 2725:ICP 2711:DRG 2691:ICP 2677:DRG 2626:in 2591:SCP 2585:in 2558:SCP 2552:in 2522:ICP 2514:→ 2497:MCP 2472:ICP 2389:of 2371:GPi 2355:GPe 2313:of 2295:GPi 2195:→ 2030:of 1992:of 1966:of 1964:VPL 1872:VPM 1868:VPL 458:at 448:at 438:at 206:In 178:FMA 166:TA2 134:105 2818:: 2790:→ 2786:→ 2764:→ 2760:→ 2727:→ 2723:→ 2717:→ 2709:→ 2693:→ 2689:→ 2683:→ 2675:→ 2636:→ 2630:→ 2613:VL 2607:→ 2603:→ 2593:→ 2589:→ 2572:VL 2566:→ 2560:→ 2556:→ 2532:→ 2528:→ 2524:→ 2520:→ 2503:→ 2499:→ 2495:→ 2489:→ 2478:→ 2474:→ 2470:→ 2464:→ 2427:→ 2397:→ 2387:VL 2385:→ 2381:→ 2369:→ 2361:→ 2349:→ 2321:→ 2311:VL 2309:→ 2305:→ 2289:→ 2248:→ 2229:→ 2225:→ 2199:→ 2169:→ 2145:→ 2141:→ 2135:→ 2131:→ 2098:→ 2092:, 2083:→ 2079:→ 2075:→ 2028:MD 2022:→ 2016:→ 1996:) 1988:→ 1962:→ 1958:→ 1945:→ 1937:→ 1895:→ 1891:→ 1883:3° 1870:, 1862:→ 1850:, 1839:→ 1831:2° 1801:→ 1786:1° 1756:: 1591:30 1586:29 1581:26 1574:: 1563:31 1558:23 1546:33 1541:32 1536:24 1524:25 1360:20 1341:36 1336:35 1331:34 1326:28 1321:27 1309:37 1281:21 1255:22 1250:38 1181:17 1148:19 1143:18 984:43 968:39 959:40 789:25 777:10 765:12 760:11 755:10 739:11 727:12 612:45 603:44 589:47 584:11 582:: 571:46 566:10 254:, 240:. 143:ID 2794:) 2768:) 2731:) 2697:) 2611:( 2570:( 2416:: 2405:) 2377:/ 2329:) 2301:/ 2096:) 2088:( 2038:) 1978:) 1913:/ 1885:: 1874:) 1866:( 1858:/ 1846:( 1833:: 1819:/ 1811:/ 1807:( 1797:/ 1788:: 1742:e 1735:t 1728:v 1509:/ 1265:) 1261:( 1257:/ 1231:/ 1097:7 1085:5 1066:/ 1041:7 1029:5 1024:3 1019:2 1014:1 970:- 961:- 947:7 942:5 906:8 894:6 882:6 870:6 858:4 826:4 748:/ 720:/ 709:9 704:8 692:6 687:4 614:- 605:- 591:- 561:9 549:8 544:6 539:4 489:e 482:t 475:v 260:2 256:1 252:3 198:] 20:)

Index

Brodmann area 2


System
Somatosensory system
Parietal lobe
Artery
Middle cerebral artery
Primary somatosensory cortex
Latin
NeuroNames
105
NeuroLex
birnlex_1070
TA98
A14.1.09.128
TA2
5469
FMA
61896
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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neuroanatomy
gyrus
parietal lobe
human brain
primary somatosensory cortex
sense of touch
sensory homunculus
Wilder Penfield

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