Sensory

1.2.1 The Structure of the Primary Sensory Organ, Tongue: Taste is primarily mediated by the endogenous gustatory organ, taste buds found within three of four types of papillae: fungiform, foliate, and circumvallate. The main muscular structure of the tongue is enclosed by an epithelial cell layer which contains small projections called papillae. Some regions of the papillae are specifically devoted to the detection of taste molecules and are called taste papillae or taste epithelium. The rest…

What is perception? Perception is the process of recognizing and interpreting sensory stimuli. Perception can be defined as our recognition and interpretation of sensory information. Perception also includes how the response to this information. Perception can be thought of as a process where sensory information from the environment is taken in and that information is used in order to interact with our environment. Perception allows us to take the information in and make it into something…

when a sense is disrupted by damage or inadequacies. The human body can heighten or dampen sensory response. The bodies five senses cross signals sending out a myriad of responses that result in sounds having tastes and words having colors. Synesthesia is a product of signals crossing in response to stimulation from the environment leading to automatic, involuntary and unusual experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway (Psychology Today, 2017). Results are subjective to each individual…

Children with sensory processing and autism spectrum disorder were the key words used to search the UNF OneSource database. This research compared the home and the school sensory processing challenges. I continue to be curious about how students act while in the two settings and compare the students’ behavior to each other. 2. Earlier research assisted in identifying sensory processing as how “the central and peripheral nervous systems manage incoming sensory information from sensory organs”…

Age-related senses involve sensory changes that occur when the aging process takes place. All senses can be affected, includes hearing loss and vision decrease which is the most affected changes in the senses along with smell, taste, and touch. When the aging process takes place senses become lessened, and it becomes harder to Differentiate details. Sensory changes in an older person can play a big role when it comes to problems with communication, certain activities, and social interactions.…

Describing the Roles of Sensory Receptors, Sensory Neurons and Specialized Sensory Receptors Sensory neurons are nerve cells within the nervous system that convert external stimuli from an individual’s environment into internal electrical impulses that can be transmitted from one neuron to another. For example, taste buds located in our mouth are sensory neurons that work with olfactory receptors in order to determine the flavour of the food. They are able to do this, in simple terms, because a…

Karissa Walter 12/13/15 Anatomy & Physiology I Professor Jenkins Sensory Impairment in Older Adults: Part 2: Vision Loss As adults age there is a persistent declination in age related eye degeneration. Many times this occurs naturally with age, but can also be a result of medical conditions found in older patients. A portion of these medical conditions include macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. These visual impairments can lead to a need for…

to understand how the concept of similarity is embedded within the nervous system (Carpenter, 2001). Although scientists have developed methods of testing and profiling synesthetes much of the theoretical framework used to understand cross-modal sensory perception remains speculative (Rockland, 2016). This condition is so unique even scientists question it, which is why I find synesthesia so interesting. There are still many unanswered…

Morning, It Was Friday” discusses how trauma can cause the brain to incorrectly process memories, rendering them incomplete and fragmented (421). Unlike trauma, sensory loss has a very different effect on the brain; in certain cases, it can actually promote how we form our own experiences. Oliver Sacks’…

The Sensory System is a very complex System in the body. There are several paths in the Sensory System from places like the eye,ear,skin,nose,etc. to the brain. I am going to tell you about the pathways from the ear to the brain, the eye to the brain, and the nose to the brain. Also, I am going to write about three Geico advertisements I watched and explain the message from the advertisement and what personal factors might be affecting my perception of the advertisements. The sound wave path…