sensitivity to somatosensory stimulus 2026-09-28T22:39:24Z A sensitivity of a process that characterizes the degree to which the process responds to a somatosensory stimulus. sensitivity to somatosensory stimulus (PAIN) A somatosensory stimulus is a stimulus that is detected by receptors of the somatosensory nervous system and conveys information about the body itself. This includes mechanical stimuli (touch, pressure, vibration, stretch), thermal stimuli (warmth, cold), noxious stimuli (mechanical, thermal, or chemical), proprioceptive stimuli (joint position, muscle length and tension), and visceral stimuli (such as organ distension or chemical stimulation of visceral tissue). It excludes stimuli of the special senses: vision, hearing, olfaction, taste, and vestibular sensation. sensitivity of a process Bill Duncan