What is the difference between stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination?  Provide examples

Q: Some somatic senses are fast-adapting and others are slow-adapting. Two different types of receptors…

A: Somatic senses are the senses that allow us to perceive our external environment and our body's…

Q: Describe the general process of transduction in a receptor that is a cell separate from the afferent…

A: Transduction is a process by which stimuli are transformed into electrical signals. These electrical…

Q: How could someone use fMRI to determine which of two patterns in binocular rivalry is conscious at a…

A: Binocular rivalry is the phenomenon in which dissimilar types of monocular stimuli are represented…

Q: Define about Mechanoreceptors for equilibrium ?

A: Here we need to define mechanoreceptors for equilibrium: Now As per the sensory system,  The…

Q: What does a receptor detect?

A: Receptors are known as the special class of proteins that will function by binding the specific…

Q: There are a number of commonalities between the sensory systems both in terms of how incoming…

A: The regions of the brain that obtain and store sensory input are known as sensory areas. The…

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: 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: A reduction in sensitivity in the presence of constant stimulus is called: (a) transduction. (b)…

A: Sensory adaptation refers to a reduction in sensitivity to a stimulus after constant exposure to it.…

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: Why might it be hypothesized that sour would be perceived more quickly than bitter or sweet?

A: Introduction There are two types of cells that make up the bud: supporting cells and gustatory…

Q: What stimulus modalities are detected by free nerveendings?

A: The largest organ of the body, that is, the skin contains several types of receptors for the…

Q: Give examples of mechanoreceptors with small and large receptive fields.

A: The sensory pathways or sensory systems are part of the central nervous system, that is responsible…

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: Define the term Primary Sensory Coding?

A: Neurons or nerve cells are the structural functional units of the nervous system. It is composed of…

Q: give some examples of mechanoreceptors in your body and their functions?

A: These consist of sensory cell that detect mechanical pressure or distortion. Tactile receptors in…

Q: Consider the following hypothetical population of ON-center ganglion cells (A-E) whose receptive…

A: ON-center ganglion cells are activated when light hits the center of their receptive field, and they…

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: What is the main action of the muscles that move the pectoral girdle?

A: Pectoral girdle has four muscles : the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior and…

Q: Explain the purpose of integration and sensory adaptation.

A: Sensory adaptation is the reduction of sensitivity or sensory functions of a nerve to a particular…

Q: Define about Mechanoreceptors for equilibrium ?

A: The somatosensory receptor is a component of the sensory system that is concerned with the sense of…

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: Describe the sensorimotor system vision? Please include references.

A: The sensorimotor system in vision is the intricate interaction of sensory input from the eyes with…

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: You want to record membrane potential changes in axons of neurons that process different types…

A: Neurons carry impulses from the receptor to the brain and the brain to effector organs. Nerve tissue…

Q: Explain briefly the signal transduction for the following senses: i. Hearing. ii. Vision

A: Signal transduction is a process in which in response to a stimulus, a chemical or physical signal…

Q: How does the nervous system code information about stimulus intensity?

A: Stimulus intensity is defined as the strength of the sensory input to the brain.   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: Explain why a stimulus to a neuron that has a small receptive field can be located more precisely…

A: The somatosensory system is a part of the sensory nervous system, which is made up of neurons and…

Q: could we name the sensory receptors “middle m

A: Sensing of the stimulus is essential for the generation of response by the nervous system. It is…

Q: In the example below, the author uses both ideas and a quotation from a published work. Review the…

A: Nurses must uphold ethical standards in academic and professional writing to guarantee the validity…

Q: You conduct an experiment in the lab to determine the adaptation rate of different touch receptors.…

A: Mechanoreceptors are also known as touch receptors. These are specialised neurons which react to…

Q: How does the eye transduce light energy into a neural message? What is the blind spot in the eye and…

A: The process of transducing light energy into a neural message occurs in the retina, the…

Q: How does the size of various parts of the primary somatosensory cortex relate to touch sensitivity…

A: The primary somatosensory cortex is the region found in the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex. It…