The Five Senses
Neuroscience: The Five Senses
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Table of Contents:
Introduction: .3
Sense 1: Taste 3-4
Sense 2: Smell ...4-6
Sense 3: Sight 6-7
Sense 4: Hearing 7-9
Sense 5: Touch ..9-11
Conclusion: ...11
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Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and anything that is involved with the nervous system. They are many different areas in the field if neuroscience. Neuroscience deals with the five senses, anything connected to the nervous system, the brain, anything that sends information to and from the brain, etc. Many of these things go from simple ideas and concepts to the complex coding of the brain, and everything in between. One of the areas of study that can go from being simple to complex easily is the study of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
These five senses may seem simple to describe and easy to define, but they are some of the most complex functions in the human body. Some might say, "How does this pertain to neuroscience?", and this is a logical question. The answer to that is that each of these five senses involves neurons, and these neurons have to be dealt with. The bodily function that deals with these neurons is the nervous system. In fact that is all the nervous system deals with, it 's a sort of second brain for neurons.
The first of these senses is taste, or gustation. Taste, as everyone knows, is what happens when some thing is placed on the tongue. A more technical definition is that it is the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with the tongue. The tongue is the muscle that has different nerves on it that relay information to the brain, via the nervous system. This information is put back together and depending on your likes and dislikes, you either spit the food out or keep eating.
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The tongue is covered with chemoreceptor cells that detect the chemical composition of foods or
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Table of Contents:
Introduction: .3
Sense 1: Taste 3-4
Sense 2: Smell ...4-6
Sense 3: Sight 6-7
Sense 4: Hearing 7-9
Sense 5: Touch ..9-11
Conclusion: ...11
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Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and anything that is involved with the nervous system. They are many different areas in the field if neuroscience. Neuroscience deals with the five senses, anything connected to the nervous system, the brain, anything that sends information to and from the brain, etc. Many of these things go from simple ideas and concepts to the complex coding of the brain, and everything in between. One of the areas of study that can go from being simple to complex easily is the study of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
These five senses may seem simple to describe and easy to define, but they are some of the most complex functions in the human body. Some might say, "How does this pertain to neuroscience?", and this is a logical question. The answer to that is that each of these five senses involves neurons, and these neurons have to be dealt with. The bodily function that deals with these neurons is the nervous system. In fact that is all the nervous system deals with, it 's a sort of second brain for neurons.
The first of these senses is taste, or gustation. Taste, as everyone knows, is what happens when some thing is placed on the tongue. A more technical definition is that it is the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with the tongue. The tongue is the muscle that has different nerves on it that relay information to the brain, via the nervous system. This information is put back together and depending on your likes and dislikes, you either spit the food out or keep eating.
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The tongue is covered with chemoreceptor cells that detect the chemical composition of foods or
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