The somatosensory cortex is an area in the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex that ______.
A. is devoted to processing the information coming from the skin senses
B. receives input from the spinothalamic pathway
C. is primarily responsible for vestibular responses
D. is the first cortical region that receives input from nociceptors
Answer: A
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