The series of events in which a temperature stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal as part of thermoception.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
sensory detection of temperature stimulus during thermoception; sensory detection of thermal stimulus during thermoception; sensory transduction of temperature stimulus during thermoception; sensory transduction of thermal stimulus during thermoception; thermoception, sensory detection of temperature stimulus; thermoception, sensory detection of thermal stimulus; thermoception, sensory transduction of temperature stimulus; thermoception, sensory transduction of thermal stimulus