“Jenny receives a golden retriever puppy for her birthday. She picks up the pupp

“Jenny receives a
golden retriever puppy for her birthday. She picks up the puppy and is
surprised at how soft and fluffy the puppy’s fur feels. What lobe of Jenny’s
cerebral cortex first processes the information about the feel of the puppy’s
fur? Explain your answer.”
The somatosensory
cortex is the part of the brain that processes information about touch,
pressure, temperature, pain, and other sensations from the body. The
somatosensory cortex is found in the top section of the brain, the parietal
lobe. Jenny presumably feels the puppy’s fur with her hands as she takes it up.
The somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe is the first place where
information concerning the feel of the puppy’s fur is processed. The
somatosensory cortex interprets signals from the body such as touch, pressure,
temperature, pain, and other feelings (Thau, 2020).
The primary and
secondary somatosensory cortex are the two components of the somatosensory
cortex. The central somatosensory cortex processes temperature, pressure, and
touch data. The secondary somatosensory cortex processes information
regarding pain and other feelings. When Jenny grabs the puppy, the information
about the touch of the dog’s fur is processed first by the primary
somatosensory cortex. The main somatosensory cortex is located in the top
portion of the brain, right behind the forehead. Touch, pressure, and
temperature information are processed by the main somatosensory cortex. (Thau,
2020).
The touch, pressure,
and temperature areas are the three areas of the primary somatosensory cortex.
The tactile region is in charge of processing touch signals. The pressure area
is in charge of analyzing data concerning pressure. The temperature section is
in charge of processing temperature information. When Jenny picks up the puppy,
the tactile region of the primary somatosensory cortex processes the data
regarding the feel first the dog’s fur. The tactile region is in charge of
processing touch information. The tactile region of the brain is positioned
directly beyond the brow in the top section of the brain (Thau, 2020).
The tactile area is
organized into four subareas: the anterior subarea, the posterior subarea, the
lateral subarea, and the ventral subarea. The anterior subarea is responsible
for processing information about touch from the hands and fingers. The
posterior subarea is responsible for processing information about touch from
the feet and toes. The lateral subarea is responsible for processing
information about touch from the arms and legs. The ventral subarea is
responsible for processing information about touch from the body’s trunk
(Neurochallenged, 2021).
When Jenny picks up
the puppy, the signals about the feel of the fur are first processed in the
anterior subarea of the tactile area. The anterior subarea is responsible for
processing information about touch from the hands and fingers. The anterior
subarea is located in the upper part of the brain, just behind the forehead.
The tactile area is organized into four subareas: the anterior subarea, the posterior
subarea, the lateral subarea, and the ventral subarea. The anterior subarea is
responsible for processing information about touch from the hands and fingers.
The posterior subarea is responsible for processing information about touch
from the feet and toes. The lateral subarea is responsible for processing
information about touch from the arms and legs. The ventral subarea is
responsible for processing information about touch from the trunk of the body
(Neurochallenged, 2021).
When Jenny picks up the
puppy, the signals about the feel of the fur of the puppy is first processed in
the posterior subarea of the tactile area. The posterior subarea is responsible
for processing information about touch from the feet and toes. The posterior
subarea is located in the upper part of the brain, just behind the forehead
(Neurochallenged, 2021).
References
Neurochallenged.
(2021). Know Your Brain: Cerebral Cortex. @Neurochallenged. https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-cerebral-cortex
Thau, L., & Singh,
P. (2020). Anatomy, Central Nervous System. PubMed; StatPearls
Publishing.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542179/
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