sensorimotor
SEN-suh-roh-MOH-ter
Definition
Relating to or involving both sensory and motor functions, particularly the integration of nerve impulses from sense organs to the brain and the resulting muscle activity.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sensus' (feeling or sense) and 'motor' (a mover). It appeared in the late 19th century as a technical term in physiology and psychology to describe the feedback loop between sensing information and executing movement.
In the news
The article uses 'sensorimotor' to describe the part of the striatum where habitual, practiced behavioral sequences are processed and stored.
MIT neuroscientists silenced a tiny region of rats’ prefrontal cortex for just seconds, and an ingrained habit stopped controlling their behaviour almost immediately. But the habit had not vanished—it remained hidden and later returned, suggesting this region ac
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