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Full localization, discrimination of intensity, and interpretation of somatosensory stimuli requires processing by the:

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Answer: Somatosensory cortex.

Step-by-step explanation: The somatosensory cortex receives all sensory input from the body. The somatosensory system is a part of the sensory nervous system. These sensory receptor cells are activated by different stimuli such as heat and nociception, giving a functional name to the responding sensory neuron, such as a thermoreceptor which carries information about temperature changes.

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