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... Top-Down Processing Bottom-up processing – Analysis that emphasizes characteristics of the stimulus, rather than internal ...
... Top-Down Processing Bottom-up processing – Analysis that emphasizes characteristics of the stimulus, rather than internal ...
sensation - LackeyLand
... like as many types of foods as adults. • You get “used” to hearing the busy street from your window. ...
... like as many types of foods as adults. • You get “used” to hearing the busy street from your window. ...
Ear to Auditory Cortex
... • Hearing begins with sound waves— vibrations in air, water, or solid material. The number of sound waves that pass through a given point in one second is called the sound’s frequency. • When your sensory system experiences the physical sensation of frequency, you also have the psychological experi ...
... • Hearing begins with sound waves— vibrations in air, water, or solid material. The number of sound waves that pass through a given point in one second is called the sound’s frequency. • When your sensory system experiences the physical sensation of frequency, you also have the psychological experi ...
Cellular Neuroscience
... • The “F0/F1” ratio is often used to distinguish simple (approximately linear) V1 neurons from complex (nonlinear) ones. • Responses are recorded to sinusoidal contrast gratings. If the cell is linear, the output should contain only the input frequency F0. • Fourier analysis is performed on the post ...
... • The “F0/F1” ratio is often used to distinguish simple (approximately linear) V1 neurons from complex (nonlinear) ones. • Responses are recorded to sinusoidal contrast gratings. If the cell is linear, the output should contain only the input frequency F0. • Fourier analysis is performed on the post ...
(with Perception 6
... taste buds that line the trenches around tiny bumps on the tongue. • When these cells absorb chemicals dissolved in saliva, they trigger neural impulses that are routed through the thalamus to the insular cortex in the frontal lobe. ...
... taste buds that line the trenches around tiny bumps on the tongue. • When these cells absorb chemicals dissolved in saliva, they trigger neural impulses that are routed through the thalamus to the insular cortex in the frontal lobe. ...
A.P. Psychology 4 (E)
... Unit 4: Sensation and Perception “Other Senses” Touch: Includes four distinct skin senses: o Pressure o Warmth o Cold o Pain ...
... Unit 4: Sensation and Perception “Other Senses” Touch: Includes four distinct skin senses: o Pressure o Warmth o Cold o Pain ...
salinas-banbury-2004.
... Gain modulation is a nonlinear interaction between two inputs to a neuron Primary input: defines sensory selectivity Modulatory input: affects the amplitude of the response to a primary input, but not its ...
... Gain modulation is a nonlinear interaction between two inputs to a neuron Primary input: defines sensory selectivity Modulatory input: affects the amplitude of the response to a primary input, but not its ...
Nerve Pathways Practice Sheet
... Fill-in-the-Blanks The nervous system is a connection of many different (1) _____________________ (nerve cells). These nerves form pathways that send messages all over the body, in many different directions. (2) ________ neurons detect specific kinds of environmental stimuli, (3) ___________________ ...
... Fill-in-the-Blanks The nervous system is a connection of many different (1) _____________________ (nerve cells). These nerves form pathways that send messages all over the body, in many different directions. (2) ________ neurons detect specific kinds of environmental stimuli, (3) ___________________ ...
Option A Cerebral Cortex and Senses
... Brain Metabolism • Highly metabolic • Chemical signals sent consume half the energy used by the brain • Brain needs twice the energy of any other body part ...
... Brain Metabolism • Highly metabolic • Chemical signals sent consume half the energy used by the brain • Brain needs twice the energy of any other body part ...
Answers to Mastering Concepts Questions
... potential is large enough, it will generate an action potential in the sensory receptor. 4. Sensory adaptation is a reduced response to a stimulus, tuning out sensations that are the equivalent of irrelevant “background noise.” ...
... potential is large enough, it will generate an action potential in the sensory receptor. 4. Sensory adaptation is a reduced response to a stimulus, tuning out sensations that are the equivalent of irrelevant “background noise.” ...
Presentation
... again, by spelling words into Helen’s hand, to make Helen grasp the connections between words and the things they stood for. The breakthrough came one day as Anne spelled the word water into Helen’s hand as water from a spout poured over it. “I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions ...
... again, by spelling words into Helen’s hand, to make Helen grasp the connections between words and the things they stood for. The breakthrough came one day as Anne spelled the word water into Helen’s hand as water from a spout poured over it. “I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions ...
Chapter 14 - The Nervous System: Organization
... • A synaptic potential can be excitatory (they depolarize) or inhibitory (they polarize). Some neurotransmitters depolarize and others polarize. • There are more than 50 different neurotransmitters. • In the brain and spinal cord, hundreds of excitatory potentials may be needed before a postsynaptic ...
... • A synaptic potential can be excitatory (they depolarize) or inhibitory (they polarize). Some neurotransmitters depolarize and others polarize. • There are more than 50 different neurotransmitters. • In the brain and spinal cord, hundreds of excitatory potentials may be needed before a postsynaptic ...
Nervous System
... • Examples of effects of brain lesions – temporal lobe -- inability to recognize objects or inability to recognize faces – frontal lobe -- problems with personality ...
... • Examples of effects of brain lesions – temporal lobe -- inability to recognize objects or inability to recognize faces – frontal lobe -- problems with personality ...
01. Sensory
... • homeostasis: maintenance of steady state; external & internal environments monitored by sensory receptors • receptors: environmental inputs to the afferent limb of the reflex arc • single-celled (nerve ending) or complex organs containing receptors + structures designed to facilitate reception of ...
... • homeostasis: maintenance of steady state; external & internal environments monitored by sensory receptors • receptors: environmental inputs to the afferent limb of the reflex arc • single-celled (nerve ending) or complex organs containing receptors + structures designed to facilitate reception of ...
Nerve Notes
... Parasymp often innervate same organs and act in opposition III. Cell Types A. Neurons - transmit nerve impulses B. Neuroglia carry out a variety of functions to aid and protect other components IV. ...
... Parasymp often innervate same organs and act in opposition III. Cell Types A. Neurons - transmit nerve impulses B. Neuroglia carry out a variety of functions to aid and protect other components IV. ...
Sample Midterm Exam
... D. non-tasters have tiny taste buds on their tongues, supertasters have very large taste buds on the tongue 13. Which of the basic taste modalities is missing in the cat? Is it missing in all cats studied, or just in domestic cats? A. bitter is missing in all cats studied B. sour is missing in domes ...
... D. non-tasters have tiny taste buds on their tongues, supertasters have very large taste buds on the tongue 13. Which of the basic taste modalities is missing in the cat? Is it missing in all cats studied, or just in domestic cats? A. bitter is missing in all cats studied B. sour is missing in domes ...
CHAPTER OUTLINE
... The axons of ganglion cells in the retina assemble to form the optic nerves that carry nerve impulses from the eyes to the optic chiasma. The optic tracts synapse with neurons in nuclei within the thalamus, which then take nerve impulses to the visual area within the occipital lobe. The primary visu ...
... The axons of ganglion cells in the retina assemble to form the optic nerves that carry nerve impulses from the eyes to the optic chiasma. The optic tracts synapse with neurons in nuclei within the thalamus, which then take nerve impulses to the visual area within the occipital lobe. The primary visu ...
spinal cord
... The white matter contains axons that transfer information up and down the spinal cord. Ascending tracts that take sensory information to the brain occupy the dorsal and external lateral portions of the cord, ...
... The white matter contains axons that transfer information up and down the spinal cord. Ascending tracts that take sensory information to the brain occupy the dorsal and external lateral portions of the cord, ...
Central nervous system
... Two types of neural cells in the nervous system: Neurons Process, transfer, and store information Neuroglia – (also called “glial cells”) Support and protect neurons ...
... Two types of neural cells in the nervous system: Neurons Process, transfer, and store information Neuroglia – (also called “glial cells”) Support and protect neurons ...
II./2.6. Examination of the sensory system
... f.) Compression of the posterior root leads to radicular pain and paresthesia, which may be associated with hypotonia, loss of reflexes, and ataxia. In case of complete interruption of the posterior root, all sensory modalities are lost and the tendon reflex running through the given segment is abse ...
... f.) Compression of the posterior root leads to radicular pain and paresthesia, which may be associated with hypotonia, loss of reflexes, and ataxia. In case of complete interruption of the posterior root, all sensory modalities are lost and the tendon reflex running through the given segment is abse ...
Eye, Ear, Sensation & Perception
... receptor cells in the cochlea that change sound vibrations into neural impulses ...
... receptor cells in the cochlea that change sound vibrations into neural impulses ...
Chapter Outlines - Cengage Learning
... Researchers need to study the relationship between internal painkilling systems and external methods for stimulating them. In addition, an understanding of the types of pain for which acupuncture is most effective may lead to a better understanding of the possible physical effects of acupuncture. Wh ...
... Researchers need to study the relationship between internal painkilling systems and external methods for stimulating them. In addition, an understanding of the types of pain for which acupuncture is most effective may lead to a better understanding of the possible physical effects of acupuncture. Wh ...