area 3b
霊長類(primate)の脳における、一次体性感覚野(primary somatosensory cortex; S1)の一部
皮膚入力(cutaneous input)を主に受ける
触覚(tactile sensation)
Delhaye, B. P., Long, K. H., & Bensmaia, S. J. (2018). Neural basis of touch and proprioception in primate cortex. Comprehensive Physiology, 8(4), 1575.
Krubitzer, L., Huffman, K. J., Disbrow, E., & Recanzone, G. (2004). Organization of area 3a in macaque monkeys: contributions to the cortical phenotype. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 471(1), 97-111.
固有受容感覚(Proprioception)は主にarea 3aが受ける