PSY 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Trichromacy, Temporal Lobe, David H. Hubel
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Sensation = the detection of physical energy by our sense organs (eyes, Perception = the brains interpretation of these raw sensory inputs. Process of transduction = the process by which the nervous system ears, skin, tongue etc) that then relay information to the brain. Perception as inference converts an external stimulus, like light or sound, into electrical signals within neurons. Bi-stable figures = figures that can be experienced in two different ways. Necker cube = lines on the screen but you see it as a cube. You can see it as 3 different configurations. Audio and vision and touch go through the thalamus on the way to the primary cortex. Smell does not go through the thalamus, goes directly to the primary cortex. Audition - hair cells, organ of corti. Taste - taste cells in taste buds in tongue. The study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics.
