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Vision
The Eye
Retina
Absorbs light, processes images and sends information to the brain
Optic disk
Blind spot
Point of entry for optic nerve
Receptor cells
Rods
Night and peripheral vision
Cones
Daylight and colour vision
Pupil
The opening in the iris that controls how much light is let into the eye.
Lens
Focuses light rays
Iris
Coloured ring of muscle that expands and contracts
Fovea
A tiny spot at the centre of the retina that is only cones
Adaption
Dark Adaption
Light Adaption
Saccades
The eye is always in motion
Optic Chiasm
Where the Optic nerves from each eye cross over on the brian
Feature Detectors
Nerve cells in the Brain that respond to specific features of stimuli like movement, shape or angle
Depth perception
Our ability to see the world on 3D, it relies on both eyes together and indiviually
Audition
The Ear
Outer Ear
Collects and amplifies sound
Middle Ear
Air filled and transforms sounds into vibrations
Ossicles
Hammer
Anvil
Stirrup
Inner Ear
Fluid filled and transduces sound vibrations into natural signals
Cochlea
A coiled tunnel that hold the auditory recptor
Basilar membrane
Hair Cells
Auditory Receptors
Place theory
Pitch perception depends on where along the Basilar membrane the vibration occurs
Frequency Theory
Pitch corresponds to the frequency and rate that the basilar membrane vibrates
Gustation
Transduction happens in the taste cells
They are located all over the mouth but are mostly on the tongue
Taste cells are locates in in clusters called taste buds
5 main Flavors can be tasted
Sweet
Bitter
Salty
Sour
umami
Olfaction
Most closely tied to memory of the senses
Allows humans to sense and interpret Pheromone signals
Nasal Cavity
Olfactory Receptors
Somatosensation
Receptor cells are in 3 catogories
Mechanoreceptors
Presure and texture
Theromoreceptors
Tempature
Nociceptors
Pain
Other key points
Psychophysics
The relationship between outside stimuli and mental processes
Threshold
The change in stimulus that is discernibly differently 50% of the time
Absolute Threshold
The smallest level of stimuli that is detectable to human senses
Just noticeable difference (JND)
The smallest change in the amount of stimulation a sense can detect
Weber's law
Sensory Adaption
A gradual decline in sensitivity over time
Receptive Field
Transduction
The conversion of stimuli from one form to another
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