PSYC 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Olfactory Receptor, Taste Bud, Limbic System
9 Nov 2016
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Superchiasmatic nucleus receives input from the sight and keep track of circadian rhythms. General sensory process: physical stimulus -> physiological response -> sensory experience. Physical stimulus matter or energy influencing the body. Physiological response chemical and electrical activity within the body (neurotransmitters) Sensory experience subjective sensation (psychological experience) How many senses do we have: classic five: Putting on a particular amount of force into your muscles. We have a sense of how much time has passed. Etc: classification of sense can be murky. If there is a receptor for it (if it involves a receptor neuron) than it is a sense. What is a sense versus what is a state of mind. Ex: wet = cold +pressure: touch sensors. Right from cold to hot: sensor mapping. Have to travel through the spinal cord. Neurologists can discover damage in certain areas in spinal cord based on where you can still feel things: taste sensations.
