How does the size of various parts of the primary somatosensory cortex relate to touch sensitivity and to receptive field size?

Q: Receptor A has a circular receptive field on the skin with a diameter of 2.5 cm. Receptor B has a…

A: Introduction: The sensory receptors monitor the external and internal stimuli. Every sensory…

Q: The phenomenon of “blindsight” is the ability perform reflexive visual movements such as avoiding…

A: When the light reaches our eyes, it is first focused mainly on the retinal cells. These cells are…

Q: explain why it is useful to have pain receptors?

A: Receptors are proteins present on the cell surface or inside the cells. There are basically four…

Q: What is the receptive field?

A: The neuron is formed of dendrites and axon. The dendrites are projection-like structures that…

Q: Describe the physiology of the somatosensory system in relation to the skin and how this enables the…

A: The somatosensory system is in charge of how touch, warmth, pressure, and pain are perceived. It is…

Q: How do the spinothalamic tract and reticulospinal tract differ in their roles in the perception of…

A: The spinothalamic tract is the pathway of nerves that arise in the spine and end in the thalamus. It…

Q: Identify the parts of the cortex that process the different senses and those that control movement…

A: The nervous framework is the major controlling, administrative, and conveying framework in the body.…

Q: Match the following connective tissue propers: 1. 3. 2. 4.

A: Connective tissue This tissue is involved in supporting, protecting, and providing structure to…

Q: We discussed three principles with regards to the sensory cortex (mechanisms of perception), with…

A: Somatosensory system is a division of sensory nervous system. It has neural pathways and sensory…

Q: What does your map of cutaneous sensations tell you about the distribution of sensory receptors in…

A: Introduction - Skin - heaviest organ in the body- Protects the organism by keeping damaging agents…

Q: How do neuropeptides help control pain?

A: Sense is a feeling our body feels when external stimuli hits our body and our body responses. The…

Q: Describe the pathway of olfaction from the reception of an odorant molecule by the nose to the…

A: The pathway of olfaction begins with the reception of odorant molecules by the olfactory receptors…

Q: how does the somatosensory cortex work?

A: Introduction: The sensory system is the portion of the nervous system that comprises the following:…

Q: How are pain impulses transmited and modulated within the central nervous system?

A: Pain: Pain is an unpleasant physical or emotional sensation that is usually associated with tissue…

Q: What parts of the brain interpret pain impulses?

A: Somatic sensory neurons conduct signals originated in the skin, skeletal muscles. Visceral sensory…

Q: Define and give examples of receptive fields.

A: Receptive field The receptive field of a sensory neuron is a region of space in which the presence…

Q: Describe the types of pain and its projection pathways?

A: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience caused by actual or potential tissue damage…

Q: Which somatic sensory receptors mediate touch sensations?

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

Q: Compare and contrast somatosensation and pain pathways.

A: In our body, there are a great deal of receptors that initiate the overall activity of the body.…

Q: Describe the process of retinal transduction. How are visual cues perceived at the cellular level?

A: Retina refers to the tissue layer present at the back of the inside of the eye. It contains rod…

Q: If all neurons transmit the same type of message, how do you know the difference between sound and…

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

Q: Describe how the sense of pain is produced.

A: Introduction- The central nervous system is defined as a nervous system that includes the brain…

Q: Which Three sensory units have overlapping receptive fields?

A: Receptive fields are areas in the body that are detected by a specific sensory neuron or sensory…

Q: To what extent is speech production and perception found to correspond to specific cortical loci in…

A: Speech perception and development are the processes by which people process basic linguistic units…

Q: Touch Receptor Density: 1. Record the minimum 2-point distance required to discriminate 2 pins: (a)…

A: Somatosensory receptors are important for us because they allow us to detect and respond to a…

Q: The suprachiasmatic nucleus receives direct input from the retina and enables light dark circles to…

A: The retinal ganglion cell (RGC) is a type of neuron that is located near the inner surface (the…

Q: Describe the three types of touch and pressure receptors.

A: The skin has various kinds of nerve endings that help in the transmission of different kinds of…

Q: How do acute pain and chronic pain differ?

A: Uncomfortable sensations in the body are described by a general term known as pain. The nervous…

Q: If a two-point discrimination on the back of the neck was 20 mm, while on the fingertip it was 3 mm,…

A: Two-point discrimination (TPD) is used to measure the ability of the client to distinguish 2 near…

Q: How are touch and pain processed by the cerebral cortex?

A: The nerve impulse is an electrical signal that travels along the neuron. The charged particles flow…

Q: What are the four membrane receptors for nociceptors?

A: Nociceptors have different limits and responses to particular stimuli, allowing them to adapt or…