Talk:Sensory cortex

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The somatosensory cortex deals with afferent nerves from the somatosensory receptors (skin sensation). That much I know. I thought vision was dealt with by the visual cortex, etc. Maybe this term is an acceptable umbrellaterm? I don't know, I think the sensory processing brain may be a little too divided up to talk of a specific sensory cortex. Just a hunch. Orimlig 01:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

isn't this information covered in Sensory system or Brain? Couldn't this just be merged? Minnaert 17:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, the term "sensory cortex" creates confusion, so I clarified what is meant with sensory cortex. I think it shouldn't be merged, because if you read a neuroscience book and mix up sensory and somatosensory, it's good that you can check Wikipedia. :) Lova Falk 07:54, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Sensory cortex" is sometimes used as shorthand for the somatosensory cortex. I'm a neuroscientist, and I've never heard it used as an umbrella term for all sensory cortices, though I'm only familiar with American customs. Perhaps elsewhere in the English-speaking world it might be used informally as an umbrella term, but I've never read it in any text or in the research literature.

Unless "sensory cortex" is actually in use as an umbrella term in other parts of the English-speaking world, I think perhaps this article should be merged with Sensory system, and that sensory cortex should be redirected to somatosensory cortex, or maybe a disambiguation page. Currently, the page Sensory system contains very little neuroanatomical information. I think that should be expanded with some of the information presented in this article.Dcs002 (talk) 22:11, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Changes made on April 5, 2010

The somatosensory cortex in in the ANTERIOR parietal lobe, not posterior. Same thing as postcentral gyrus mentioned immediately above. I combined (unified?) these two statements. Also changed "cortexes" to "cortices", then made naming lobes more consistent. (I removed reference of a cortex being located in another cortex - correct but clunky language. Now all are located in regions of their respective lobes). Also removed entorhinal cortex as a separate entity from piriform cortex (which I labeled as a lobe, consistent with Marieb and Hoehn). Entorhinal cortex is said to refer to Brodmann's areas 28 and 34. However, these areas are found on the uncus of the piriform lobe, so listing them as separate (entorhinal and piriform) is redundant. Referring to this region as the primary olfactory cortex is again consistent with Marieb and Hoehn. Dcs002 (talk) 22:10, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]