BIOL 150B Chapter Notes - Chapter 39: Thermoreceptor, Nociceptor, Sensory Neuron

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The senses: receptor: produces a response when acted on by a stimulus, sensory receptor: specialized cell that produces a electrical signal in response to an environmental stimulus. Certain receptors respond to certain stimuli, but not others. Each receptor is linked to a speci c set of axons, which connect to certain locations of the cns. Nociceptor: (pain receptors) perceive sensations that are then subjectively interpreted by the brain as being pain: sensory transduction: conversion of stimulus energy into a neural signal, receptor potential: the electrical signal produced by sensory receptors. Varies in size with the intensity of the stimulus. Sensory adaptation: sensory perception: encoding different information about a stimulus. Type: the type of sensory receptor that is activated. Intensity: # of receptors activated & the frequency of action potentials. Location: where the activated receptors are & the difference in timing in which different receptors are activated.

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