People who have paralysis due to a break in the spinal cord have intact sensory neurons in spite of their inability to experience sensation in the paralyzed areas. The problem is that the sensory information cannot reach the part of the brain that translates it into actual sensation. This part of the brain is called
A)the motor cortex.
B)the somatic sensory cortex.
C)Wernicke's area.
D)Broca's area.
E)the dorsal stream.

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The somatic sensory cortex is responsible for processing sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, and pain. In cases of spinal cord injury leading to paralysis, the sensory neurons may still function, but the disruption in the spinal cord prevents the sensory information from reaching the somatic sensory cortex, thus impairing sensation.

People Who Have Paralysis Due to a Break in the Spinal