Organ or Tissue Function
sensory process
sen·so·ry proc·ess
Definitions related to sensory process:
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Processes that involve and promote the transfer or transmission of stimulatory (sensory) information from the periphery to more central organized structures and mechanisms involved in processing information.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(sensory processing) Any neural process required for an organism to sense and interpret the dimensions of a sensory experience: modality, location, intensity and affect.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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