sensory systems

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Decks in this class (17)

gustation
Purpose of gustation,
What chemicals can we recognise,
All chemicals compounds reduce to...
9  cards
the eye
Photoreceptor,
Photopigment,
Light absorbing factor
64  cards
vision, the eye
Outer segment,
Importance of discs and invaginat...,
How many protein opsins per rod
58  cards
non-visual photoreceptors
Mimosa plant,
Circadian rhythm,
What is the most reliable signal ...
46  cards
colour vision
Visible light is part of which sp...,
What components make up visible l...,
Wavelength of visible light
51  cards
basic visual pathway
Thalamus,
Lateral geniculate nucleus,
What projects to teh lgn in a pri...
48  cards
the visual cortex
Where are signals from each visua...,
Which layer has the most sub lami...,
Structure of the visual cortex
54  cards
higher visual cortices
Blob regions in v1 project to,
Interblop,
4b of v1 projects to
57  cards
visual disorders
Amblyopia,
Why does amblyopia occur,
How do we cause monocular depriva...
47  cards
the ear and sound detection
What is sound,
What is the speed velocity of sou...,
Calculate velocity
71  cards
binaural hearing and sound localisation
What happens in the inferior coll...,
Mgn,
Where do teh spiral ganglion cell...
45  cards
higher auditory systems
What range can humans hear,
What is the effect of water on hi...,
How do dolphins use ultrasound
30  cards
mechanoreceptors one
Nerve endings in glabrous skin,
What do nerve endings that termin...,
How did scientists identify somat...
34  cards
mechanoreceptors II
What determines the spatial form ...,
Why are saii and faii not good fo...,
Humans discrimination threshold i...
14  cards
somatosensory pathway and cortex
Wat are the two basic ascending p...,
Which receptors are responsible f...,
What did vesalius do
69  cards
plasticity and phantom limbs
How is the palm of an owl monkey ...,
What happens to area 3b of a monk...,
What does nurturing of a litter c...
15  cards
whiskers, barrels and active sensing
Why study whiskers,
Somatotopic map of whiskers in rats,
Layout of vibrissae in mice
35  cards

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