PSY 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rare Disease, Habituation, Limbic System
19 Sep 2020
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College of the sequoias: notes memories the brain region for smell (red) is closely connected with the brain regions involved with memory (limbic system) Mothers can often identify their babies" blankets by their smell alone. Receptors for taste are taste buds, located in the papillae on the surface of the tongue. Traditionally, taste sensations consisted of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter tastes. Recently receptors for a fifth taste have been discovered called unami . The skin senses involve three skin sensations. Receptors for these sensations occur in various concentrations and depths in their skin. Pain tells our body that something has gone wrong. Usually pain results from damage to the skin and other tissues. A rare disease exists in which the afflicted person feels no pain. Three basic perceptual processes: selection, organizing. Attending to some sensory stimuli while ignoring others: interpretation. Assembling information into patterns that help us understand the world. Selective attention: filtering out unimportant sensory messages.
