Define sensory localization. Why would the error distance tend to decrease with successive trials?

Q: Which is true regarding somatotopic organization? Select one:   a. Certain areas of the body have…

A: The arrangement where an area of the body is associated with a specific location in the…

Q: what is the connection between studying a brain that experiences phantom senses and understanding a…

A: Thank you for the question   Answer : Phantom sense's are experienced by some individuals.These are…

Q: What are characteristic for the ascending sensory pathways: Non-classical pathways use ventral and…

A: Sensory pathways are a circuit of neuronal pathways that connect the receptor organ to the cerebral…

Q: Neurons with ___ receptive fields would respond best to ____ spatial frequencies.   A large; low…

A: Neurons are the structural and functional units of the nervous system. The nervous system regulates…

Q: Explain how receptors trigger sensory information?

A: Stimuli from the different sources are detected by the receptor which is converted into electrical…

Q: Describe the projection pathways for these two senses ?

A: Pathway of taste-The signal from the tounge is picked up by taste receptors and gets transfer  to…

Q: Explain how receptors trigger sensory impulses.

A: Sensory receptors are the cell or structures present in sensory organs such as the eyes, nose, ears,…

Q: Describe what information the somatic sensations provide.

A: Somatic sensations are basically the sensations of pressure, touch, temperature, and pain. The…

Q: Explain the meaning and relevance of a sensory neuron’s receptive field?

A: The sensory neuron is a nerve cell and detects external signals. These receive information through…

Q: What is the difference between stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination?  Provide…

A: Stimulus discrimination and stimulus generalisation are two types of classical conditioned…

Q: Summarize general principles of Sensory Stimulus Processing?

A: Sensory stimulus processing refers to the process in which the sensory stimulus is perceived,…

Q: Explain the significance of sensory transduction and sensory adaptation.

A: The brain is the central processing controlling unit of the body. Nervous coordination and signaling…

Q: List a specific example of each of the four types of sensoryreceptors.

A: Sensory receptors are epidermal cells which are able to respond to the stimulus from environment.…

Q: Explain the mechanism of sensory transduction in temperaturesensing neurons.

A: Sensory transduction is a method that converts a sensory signal to an electrical signal within the…

Q: Describe the phenomenon of lateral inhibition? How is important?

A: it is a phenomenon related to neurons and the signals the brain received.

Q: Describe “lateral inhibition” in sensory processing?

A: The localization of a stimulus site for some sensory systems this mechanism is known as lateral…

Q: Define the term sensory transduction?

A: Senses like touch, taste, vision, pain, temperature, etc all are felt when we receive some stimulus…

Q: For each of the sensory pathways below, draw a map or illustration of the pathway that indicates…

A: Sensory Pathways: Sensory pathways are a network of neurons that run from the sensory organ to the…

Q: Describe the roles played by the vestibular organ and the kinesthetic receptors in providing…

A: The sensory mechanism is a essential part of the well being of an individual.  The five senses…

Q: choose one part of the auditory conductive mechanism--the outer ear or middle ear--and describe how…

A: The ear is an important sense organ which helps in listening to the external sounds. The peripheral…

Q: Explain the phenomenon of referred pain in terms of the neural pathways involved.

A: Pain is a personal experience having 2 complementary features where one is the localized sensation…

Q: List several ways in which sensory information can be distorted.

A: Introduction:The seven senses in humans like touch, movement, taste, sight, hearing, and balance are…

Q: Describe the three stages of the path of sensory information.

A: There are three stages of the path of sensory information. Here we will discuss them one by one.

Q: Do phantom perceptions arise from erroneous neural signals from an amputated stump, or from residual…

A: This phenomenon is related to the conscious feeling of the presence of a missing body part like a…

Q: Why can tactile stimulus be localized in parts of our body better than other parts?

A: Our body has different sense organs like eyes for vision, ears for hearing, nose for smell, tongue…

Q: a) choose one part of the auditory sensorineural mechanism--the inner ear or retrocochlear auditory…

A: The human ear serves as an amazing transducer, converting sound energy to mechanical energy to a…

Q: What are the main pathway(s) for immediate reaction to something that is suspicious? Descending…

A: The Descending Auditory Corticothalamic Pathway is the primary pathway for a suspicious immediate…

Q: A more developed two-point tactile discrimination :-a- indicates a greater threshold distance for…

A: Tactile discrimination refers to the differentiating the information through tactile sensation. The…

Q: Identify the location of the cell bodies of third order neurons of the Doral column medial lemniscus…

A: INTRODUCTION Third order neurone These are the neurons that carries signals from thalamus to primary…

Q: What happens when individuals lack the stretch-gated channels involved in proprioception, like those…

A: Individuals with PIEZO2 mutation, develops a  slowly progressive disorder, which is mainly due to…

Q: Diagram a hypothetical reflex arc to explain the pupillary reflex observed when a penlight is shined…

A: Photopupillary reflex can be defined as a reflex that controls the diameter of the pupil, in…

Q: Pain Undergoes little, if any, sensory adaptation. Why do you think this is so important?

A: Pain is an overall term that depicts awkward sensations in the body. It comes from the actuation of…

Q: According to the stimulithey collect how are thesensory receptors classified?

A: A stimulus is defined as any detectable change in the physical or chemical structure of the internal…

Q: Describe how does a taste bud cell detect the presence of Salty and sour? Describe the steps leading…

A: The sensory organs present in the tongue and allow the person to experience taste are called taste…

Q: Define accommodation (aka adaptation) of receptors and give two examples of such.

A: Humans contain five primary senses. They are sound, smell, touch, sight and taste. Sensory…

Q: Differentiate between phasic and tonic receptors and describe types of pain control and how they…

A: Receptors are a specialised protein molecules which are either placed on the cell surface or inside…

Q: Complete the blank:  Sensory impulses travel from the organs of equilibrium to the brain on the…

A: The sensory refers to the process and structures in an organism that receives stimulus from the…

Q: (From attached picture) What type of EEG rhythm is shown at time points A and C? What type of EEG…

A: The electroencephalogram (EEG) may be a recording of the electrical activity of the brain from the…

Q: In what way does the overall magnitude of a stimulus affect the just-noticeable difference in the…

A: Introduction: The duration of the impulse varies depending on the degree of the stimulation. Sensory…

Q: What is the evidence that spatial neglect is a problem in attention, not just sensation?

A: Brain damage leads to spatial neglect, a behavioral condition.

Q: How does the frequency of action potentials in the primary sensory neuron code for stimulus…

A: The nervous system's functional unit that transmits nerve impulses from the stimulus site to the…

Q: What are some general similarities in how receptive fields are represented by the nervous system?…

A: The receptive field is a region in the sensory periphery that is influenced by a stimulus that…

Q: Which options are true regarding the gate control theory of pain? Select all that apply: a.…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three sub-parts…

Anatomy and Physiology of Special Sensory Organs

Sensory organs can be labeled as special sensory structures that permit sight, hearing, odor, and flavor. Sensory structures permitting proprioception, touch, thermal, and pain perception can be classified as more advanced sensory organs. The sensory neurons are trained to find out modifications in the external and internal conditions so that a person's body can react to that change. A stimulus is the first signal that is recognized by any sensory receptor of the body. Stimulus is an impulse generated when there is a change in the surroundings of a person. For example, a heated environment will alert the brain through the thermal sensory organs and generate a reflex accordingly.

Sensory Receptors

The human sensory system is one of the most complex and highly evolved structures, which processes a myriad of incoming messages. This well-coordinated system helps an organism or individual to respond to external stimuli, appropriately. The sensory receptors are an important part of the sensory system. These receptors are specialized epidermal cells that respond to external environmental stimuli. These receptors consist of structural and support cells that form the peripheral unit of the receptor and the neural dendrites which receive and detect the external stimuli.