4.4 Flashcards
Skin sensations….
Pressure, warmth, cold, and pain
Rubber-hand illusion
When a researcher simultaneously touches a volunteer’s real and fake hands, the volunteer feels as though the seen fake hand is her own
Kinesthesis
The system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts
Vestibular sense
The sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance
People who can’t feel pain….
Die before early adulthood
Nociceptors
Sensory receptors that detect hurtful temperatures, pressure, or chemical
Gate-control theory
The theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological “gate” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain. The traveling up small nerve fibers and is closed by activity on larger fibers or by information coming from the brain
Tinnitus
Phantom sounds
We feel, see, hear, taste, and smell with our brain, which can sense….
Even without functioning senses
We sometimes edit our….
Memories of pain
We tend to experience more pain….
When other’s also seem to be experiencing pain
Pain control clinic therapy includes….
Drugs, surgery, acupuncture, electrical stimulation, massage, exercise, hypnosis, relaxation training, and thought distraction
Taste’s sensations include….
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami
As you get older the number of tastebuds….
Decrease
Smells can also change our perception of….
Taste
Sensory interaction
The principle that one sense may influence another, as when the smell of food influences it’s taste
Synesthesia
One sort of sensation (such as producing sound) produces another (such as seeing color)
Olfactory neurons bypass the…
Thalamus
Smells are harder to….
Describe and recall
We have our own identifiable….
Chemical signature
We can recognize long-forgotten odors and their….
Associated memories
Senses include….
Touch, body position and movement, taste, and smell
