PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Parietal Lobe, Richard Axel, Thalamus

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

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After working through this lesson"s material, you should be able to: Describe how the structure of our auditory system affects the way we interpret the world around us. Identify which physical characteristics of sound correspond to which psychological characteristics: describe the auditory system from ear to cortex, describe how sounds waves are translated by our auditory system into psychological characteristics. Explain how the physical characteristics of sound are perceived by our brain: explain how pitch, loudness and timbre are coded, describe the ways we localize sound. Describe how chemical signals are translated by our olfactory and gustatory senses into psychological characteristics: explain how the chemical senses work together and the relationship among the olfactory system, our emotions and our memories. Describe the somatosensory system from periphery to cortex: describe how your sensitivity to touch is reflected in the homunculus, describe the kinaesthetic and vestibular senses and their practical significance.