PSYC 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Temporal Lobe, Superior Colliculus, Occipital Lobe
31 Oct 2016
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Signal transduction to neural impulse up towards brain. Processes of perception that start in the brain. Perceptual sets: interpretation of a stimulus in a specific way based on your belief. Papillae: bumps on tongue which contain taste buds (groups of taste receptor cells) 5 taste groups which taste receptors respond to/detect: Insula: part of the brain that is associated with disgust. Activated when smell or eat something repulsive. Found in hairless regions of the body. Transduce information about light-moderate pressure on skin. Register strong pressure and movement of joints. Pain can be sent to the brain two ways: Involved in pain which is not sharp or localized. Gate control theory of pain: suggests that certain patterns of neural activity can prevent the brain from processing something as pain. Endogenous opiates: opiates such as endorphins and enkephalins which are naturally occurring in the nervous system. Frequency of sound wave translates to pitch of sound.
