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what types of sensations can be processed by the somatosensory cortex?
sound, smell, taste, vision
humidity, brightness, taste, smell
light, heat, sound, pressure
balance, hearing, taste, smell
touch, pressure, temperature, pain
The somatosensory cortex processes somatic sensations related to the body's surface and internal organs. Touch, pressure, temperature, and pain are somatic sensations. Sound is processed by the auditory - related areas, smell by the olfactory areas, taste by the gustatory areas, vision by the visual cortex. Balance is related to the vestibular system, and hearing is for sound. So the correct set of sensations for the somatosensory cortex is touch, pressure, temperature, pain.
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