Define somatic sensation & special senses: (29)
Somatic sensations:touch, pressure, temperature,body position (proprioception)
txtbook:Various areas of the cerebral cortex are essential for normal functioning of the somatic, or “general,” senses, as well as the so-called “special” senses. The somatic senses include sensations of touch, pressure, temperature, body position (proprioception), and similar perceptions that do not require complex sensory organs. The special senses include vision, hearing, and other types of perception that require complex sensory organs, for example, the eye and the ear