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other senses

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the 3 skin senses pressure, warmth/cold, pain
2 other skin sensations that are variations of basic skin senses tickle, ithciness
gate control theory (pain) the spinal cord has a neurological gate that blocks or allows pain signals to the brain
what are the sensory receptors for pain called&job? the sensory receptors for pain are nociceptors. they detect hurtful temperatures, pressures, and chemicals
biopsychosocial theory our experience of pain is more than just neural messages to the brain
4 methods to control pain acupuncture, electrical stimulation, thought distraction, exercise
taste/gustation
taste buds/papillae
the five basic food tastes sweet, salty, sour, bitter, unami
how is taste different from flavor taste can be impacted by expectations
smell/olfactory sense sensory impulses are directed to the cerebral cortex where we can sense smell, aroma, etc
olfactory bulb/epithelium processes odor info
vomeronasal organ
pheremones
what connection does the sense of the nose have to the brain
kinesthesis sense stretch receptorssensing the position and movement of individual body parts
golgi tendon organs
vestibular sense the sense of body movement and postion, including the sense of balance.
vestibular sacs organs in the inner ear that connect the semicular canals and the cochlea, and contribute to balance
define emobodied connections the influence of bodily sensations, gestures, and other states on cognitive preferences and judgements
example of emobdied connection the smell of mint gum evokes the taste of chewy mint.
stretch receptors
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