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    The senses transmit sensory information’s‚ in the form of electrochemical impulses‚ to the brain. Different forms of energy stimulate the sensory receptors – the nerve endings and cells that detect sensory information. The sensory receptors then initiate neural impulses. Sensation occurs when the neural impulses arrive at the cerebral cortex. Neural impulses that begin in the optic nerve are sent to the visual areas of the cerebral cortex‚ and we see objects. Each person’s unique perception results

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    The sensory process begins as the ear senses the crack of the bat as it strikes the ball. The information received by the ear is received by the temporal lobe which alerts that an action has taken place which begins the transmission of neural messaging. Next‚ a dendrite at the receiving end of neuron cell will take the initial transmission and carry it forward to the body of the cell. Once the dendrite has received enough information the process will continue by undergoing a nerve impulse sending

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    SENSORY ORGANS Introduction The knowledge of the world around us stimulates our sensory organs to provide us with the information of what is going on around us. All sensory information is picked up by the sensory receptors‚ specialised cells that monitor internal and external conditions. Examples of sensory organs are: SENSE ORGAN Eye Ear (Organ of Corti) Ear (Semicircular Canals) Ear (utricle and saccule) Olfactory mucous membrane Taste Buds Skin Skin Skin Skin Various Muscle Spindle Golgi tendon

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    Sensory Processing Disorder Awareness Since October is National Sensory Awareness month I chose to write my research paper on a topic dear to my heart. Sensory processing (sometimes called "sensory integration" or SI) is a term that refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. Whether you are biting into a hamburger‚ riding a bicycle‚ or reading a book‚ your successful completion of the activity requires

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    SENSORY PERCEPTION Annette M. Miller Professor Maureen O’Bier PHI 210 – Critical Thinking January 24‚ 2013 Strayer University SENSORY PERCEPTION The human brain is an adaptable organ which may or may not give an accurate view of the world. This may be the result of perception‚ interpretation‚ and/or knowledge. The definitions of perception‚ interpretation and knowledge are very similar being that when it comes to sensory information being accurate or not relies

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    CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction: Fishballs are common snack item or cocktail in our community. It is the favorite food among many people particularly the children and teenagers. This food item is very easy to make and it only needs a few ingredients. Further‚ this product could be stored for a long time and just fried before consumption. However‚ it is best when consumed as freshly fried because it may cause rancidity. Fish balls in the Philippines are sold by street vendors

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    The Influence of an Individual’s Preferred Sensory Modality During Learning on the McGurk Effect Valerie Winarso University of New South Wales ABSTRACT The aim of this experiment was to investigate whether susceptibility to the McGurk effect varies from visual learners and auditory learners. Participants (N = 650) were sat down at a computer terminal and shown a series of video clips of actors uttering a range of syllables in succession and instructed to identify the syllables they heard

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    "Sensory Perceptions" Name: Hye Min Shin Professor: Craig A. Munns PHI210 Week2 Assignment Date: October 20‚ 2013 ‚ Provide at least three (3) reasons for believing in the accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information. Our senses are the connection between the world and our mind. A lot of philosophers defined our senses as the window of the soul. Every sense in our brain work hand to hand and build a combined picture of where we are‚ who we are‚ and what is

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    the senses. You know about the sensory tricks of using the aroma of bread and coffee to sell food. We work with a multitude of sensory tricks and triggers to capture potential. Multi rather than single sense experiences are more stimulating and memorable and affect our behavior positively when designed by experts. The synergy of the senses working together has considerable potential in business environments. We enlighten our clients to the impact of multi-sensory environments‚ particularly as

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    Questions: 1. Explain the sensory system. Sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consist of sensory receptors‚ neural pathways and part of the brain involved in sensory perception. A sensory receptors is a sensory nerve ending that responds to a stimulus in the internal and external environment of an organism. A neural pathways serve to connect relatively distant areas of the brain or nervous system‚ compared to the local communication

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