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Definition of Sensorium

1. Noun. The areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world.

Definition of Sensorium

1. n. The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is susceptible of common or special sensations.

Definition of Sensorium

1. Noun. All the sensory apparatus of an organism ¹

2. Noun. The central part of a nervous system that receives and coordinates all stimuli ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sensorium

1. the part of the brain concerned with the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli [n -RIA or -RIUMS]

Medical Definition of Sensorium

1. Origin: L, fr. Sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive by the senses. The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localised, and transformed into sensations, prior to being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is susceptible of common or special sensations. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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