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Collectively, these senses allow us to participate in our activities of daily living (ADLs) by guiding our movements, all the while minimizing the possibility of sustaining an injury. | Collectively, these senses allow us to participate in our activities of daily living (ADLs) by guiding our movements, all the while minimizing the possibility of sustaining an injury. | ||
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Somatosensation is a mixed sensory category, and is mediated, in part, by the somatosensory and posterior parietal cortices. They underlie the ability to identify tactile characteristics of our surroundings, create meaning about sensations, and formulate body actions related to the sensations<ref>Romo R, Hernández A, Salinas E, et al. From sensation to action. Behav Brain Res 2002;135:105–118.</ref>. These various sensations contribute to the somatic aspects of the body scheme as a basis for interacting with our environments<ref>Dunn W. Implementing neuroscience principles to support habilitation and recovery. In: Christiansen C, Baum CM, editors. Occupational Therapy: Enabling Function and Well-being. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK; 1997:182–223.</ref>. | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The body functions and interacts with its surrounding environment through the simultaneous inputs of our five senses; gustation (taste), ocular (vision), olfaction (smell), vestibular (balance) and auditory (hearing), respectively. However, it is often forgotten that we also have a "sixth sense", understood to be our sense of somatosensation. Somatosensation is an overarching sense which includes the sub-modalities of:
- Thermoception (temperature);
- Nociception (pain);
- Equilibrioception (balance);
- Mechanoreception (vibration, discriminatory touch and pressure);
- Proprioception (positioning and movement).
Collectively, these senses allow us to participate in our activities of daily living (ADLs) by guiding our movements, all the while minimizing the possibility of sustaining an injury.
What is Somatosensation?[edit | edit source]
Somatosensation is a mixed sensory category, and is mediated, in part, by the somatosensory and posterior parietal cortices. They underlie the ability to identify tactile characteristics of our surroundings, create meaning about sensations, and formulate body actions related to the sensations[1]. These various sensations contribute to the somatic aspects of the body scheme as a basis for interacting with our environments[2].
Receptors[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Romo R, Hernández A, Salinas E, et al. From sensation to action. Behav Brain Res 2002;135:105–118.
- ↑ Dunn W. Implementing neuroscience principles to support habilitation and recovery. In: Christiansen C, Baum CM, editors. Occupational Therapy: Enabling Function and Well-being. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK; 1997:182–223.
