Dictionary
Barognosis: The Science of Weight Perception
Barognosis is the neurological ability to perceive and evaluate the weight of objects through combined...
# Somatosensory Cortex
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Astereognosis: Loss of Tactile Object Recognition
Astereognosis is a neurological disorder where an individual cannot identify three-dimensional objects by touch despite...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Amorphagnosia: Tactile Shape Perception Deficit
Amorphagnosia is a specialized tactile agnosia characterized by the inability to recognize the size and...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Alloesthesia: Mapping Sensory Mislocalization
Alloesthesia is a neurological condition where sensory stimuli are perceived at a site different from...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Ahylognosia: Tactile Material Blindness
Ahylognosia is an apperceptive tactile agnosia characterized by the inability to distinguish the material, textural,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Afferent Stimulation: Sensory Signaling in the Brain
Explore afferent stimulation: its physiological mechanisms, axonal pathways, historical milestones, clinical neuromodulation uses, and research...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Aesthesiometer: Measuring Tactile Sensitivity
A comprehensive scholarly guide to the aesthesiometer, examining its history in Weberian psychophysics, neurological applications,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Phantom Limb Syndrome Studies (Mirror Box) – V.S. Ramachandran
A comprehensive academic analysis of V.S. Ramachandran's mirror box investigations into phantom limb syndrome, cortical...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Columnar Organization of Somatosensory Cortex Experiment – Vernon Mountcastle
A comprehensive academic analysis of Vernon Mountcastle's landmark 1957 experiment discovering the columnar organization of...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Somatosensory Cortex Reorganization Experiment – Michael Merzenich
A comprehensive academic analysis of Michael Merzenich's landmark somatosensory cortex experiments demonstrating adult mammalian neuroplasticity.
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Cortical Homunculus Mapping (Awake Brain Surgery) – Wilder Penfield
A comprehensive academic treatise on Wilder Penfield's cortical homunculus, intraoperative mapping, awake brain surgery, and...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti