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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

Sensory information at our peripheries ascends through the [[Spinal Cord - Anatomy & Physiology|spinal cord]] and enters the higher levels of the brain. There are numerous pathways which allow different types of information to be passed to the brain. Types of general somatic sensation include pain, touch, temperature and kinaesthesia (conscious proprioception). This sensory information is sent to one of two destinations; the cerebral cortex or the cerebellum.

Sensory information from the peripheries of the animal ascend through the [[Spinal Cord - Anatomy & Physiology|spinal cord]] and enters the higher levels of the brain. There are numerous pathways which allow different types of information to be passed to the brain. Types of general somatic sensation include pain, touch, temperature and kinaesthesia (conscious proprioception). This sensory information is sent to one of two destinations; the cerebral cortex or the cerebellum.

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This sensory information reaches higher levels within the brain and is therefore reaches consciousness. The [[Hindbrain - Anatomy & Physiology#Cerebellum|cerebellum]] is involved in co-ordination and in the main this sensory information does not reach consciousness.

This sensory information reaches higher levels within the brain and is therefore reaches consciousness. The [[Hindbrain - Anatomy & Physiology#Cerebellum|cerebellum]] is involved in co-ordination and in the main this sensory information does not reach consciousness.

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==Pathways==

==Pathways==

===Ascending Pathways===

===Ascending Pathways===