NRSC 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Power Law, Absolute Threshold, Beautiful Music

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Neuroscience
• Course: NRSC 320
• Professor: Takashi Yamauchi

Document Summary

S e ns ors : de te cting s ome kind of cha nge s in a n e nvironme nt: eye , e a r, nos e , tongue , s kin, tools for pe rce iving. Involve s de te cting informa tion in the e nvironme nt. S e nding informa tion to bra in a nd inte rpre ting it. P e rce ption: re cognition, action, la s t thre e of thos e s te ps ca n go both dire ctions , ke y p oints. P e rce ption is a bout finding out wha t is going on in a n e nvironme nt. P e rce ptua l orga ns (e ye s , e a rs , nos e , s kin, tongue ) a re ba s ica lly de te ctors (s e ns ors )