Above the ears, includes auditory areas, each receiving input from opposite ear

The pitch of a sound we hear is due to activation of specific hair cells on the basilar membrane

cortex specilaization

The idea that different parts of the brain perform different tasks and are associated with different parts of the body

Groups of neurons can work together to perceive sound at frequencies beyond their individual firing rates

Back of the head, Above the cerebellum receives information from visual fields of opposite eye

to be perceived as different two stimuli must differ by a constant percentage rather than a constant amount

Final output neurons of the retina which collects the electrical messages concerning the visual signal from the two layers of nerve cells proceeding it

The light sensitive inner surface of the eye with layers of neurons to convert light into neural impulses

To describe a specific taste sensation associated with the perception of fat

Where neural impulses are carried from the accommodation

Problems with fluency in speech production due to damage

The process of focusing images from the retina

Specified area of the parietal lobe that takes in sensory input form corresponding body parts

The sense of our individual body parts position and movement

The central focal point in the retina around which the eyes cones cluster where visual activity signals

Is diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation or exposure

Where sensory stimulation triggers more than one sense

Retina Receptors concentrated near the center of the retina responsible for daylight color vision

Explains how humans perceive color through the retina and 3 types of photoreceptors

A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it

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Temporal lobe	Above the ears, includes auditory areas, each receiving input from opposite ear
Place theory	The pitch of a sound we hear is due to activation of specific hair cells on the basilar membrane
cortex specilaization	The idea that different parts of the brain perform different tasks and are associated with different parts of the body
volley theory	Groups of neurons can work together to perceive sound at frequencies beyond their individual firing rates
occipital lobe	Back of the head, Above the cerebellum receives information from visual fields of opposite eye
Weber's law	to be perceived as different two stimuli must differ by a constant percentage rather than a constant amount
ganglion cells	Final output neurons of the retina which collects the electrical messages concerning the visual signal from the two layers of nerve cells proceeding it
retina	The light sensitive inner surface of the eye with layers of neurons to convert light into neural impulses
oleogustus	To describe a specific taste sensation associated with the perception of fat
optic nerve	Where neural impulses are carried from the accommodation
broca aphasia	Problems with fluency in speech production due to damage
Accommodation	The process of focusing images from the retina
somatosensory cortex	Specified area of the parietal lobe that takes in sensory input form corresponding body parts
kinesthetic sense	The sense of our individual body parts position and movement
Fovea	The central focal point in the retina around which the eyes cones cluster where visual activity signals
Sensory adaption	Is diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation or exposure
Synesthesia	Where sensory stimulation triggers more than one sense
Cones	Retina Receptors concentrated near the center of the retina responsible for daylight color vision
Trichromatic theory	Explains how humans perceive color through the retina and 3 types of photoreceptors
Blindsight	A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it

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