Sensory Receptors: These are specialized cells in our skin, muscles, and organs that respond to specific stimuli such as pressure or temperature changes.
Thalamus: The thalamus is a relay station in the brain that receives sensory information from various pathways including the somatosensory pathway and sends it to different regions for processing.
Primary Somatosensory Cortex: This is an area in the brain's cerebral cortex that receives and processes sensory information from the somatosensory pathway.