Introduction to Sensory Processing

Question 1

When one builds a tolerance to a drug after use, resulting in withdrawal in its absence

Answer 1

Receptor Down-Regulation

Question 2

When one becomes hyper-responsive to drug after use

Answer 2

Neural Sensitization

Question 3

Death of neurons as a result of drug usage

Answer 3

Neurotoxicity

Question 4

The activation of sensory brain pathways by a physical stimulus

Answer 4

Sensation

Question 5

The extraction of a mental representation from sensation

Answer 5

Perception

Question 6

Measure how the quantitative aspects of physical stimuli correlate with the sensations they evoke

Answer 6

Psychophysics

Question 7

Measures how the quantitative aspects of physical stimuli correlate with the neural activity they evoke

Answer 7

Sensory Coding

Question 8

Cells that respond to physical sensory stimuli by converting input into neural signals

Answer 8

Receptor cells

Question 9

Recording done by using electrode which punctures the membrane of a neuron, can measure EPSPs and Action Potentials

Answer 9

Intracellular recording

Question 10

Electroid that measures the ions outside of a cell

Answer 10

Extracellular recording

Question 11

Representation often used in psychophysic, measuring relationship between stimulus detection and stimulus intensity

Answer 11

Psychometric Curve