APA Dictionary of Psychology
thermoreceptor
- n.
- a receptor or sense organ that is activated by cold or warm stimuli.
- a part of the central nervous system that monitors and maintains the temperature of the body core and its vital organs. There is evidence for separate thermoregulatory regions in the spinal cord, brainstem, and hypothalamus.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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