somatosensorial en · ADJ
Etymology
From somato- + sensorial.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Of or related to somatosensory perception.
In fact, the rich sensory experiences provided to the dam by the nursing pups (olfactory, auditory, gustatory, somatosensorial/suckling, and visual) appears to play a role in the re-organization of the somatosensory cortex of the lactating female (Xerri, Stern, & Merzenich, 1994 ).
2007 December 11, Craig Howard Kinsley, Massimo Bardi, Kate Karelina, Brandi Rima, Lillian Christon, Julia Friedenberg, Garrett Griffin, “Motherhood Induces and Maintains Behavioral and Neural Plasticity across the Lifespan in the Rat”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI: