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lecture 13- sensory I Flashcards

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somatic senses

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touch, temperature, pain and itch

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special senses

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sight, smell, taste, hearing

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somatic senses information goes to the

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primary sensory cortex

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stimulus is determined by a —-

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sensory receptor

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sensory receptor detects stimulus and sends signal via

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neurons to/within the CNS

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after sensory signal reaches the CNS, 2 things can happen:

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  1. the signal reaches cerebral cortex and enters our consciousness
  2. signal does not reach the cerebral cortex
    - stimulus is processed and a response is elicited without our conscious awareness
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give examples of a signal that does not reach the cerebral cortex (or our conscious awareness)

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rate of gastric motility in small intestine

heart rate minute to minute

blood pressure…

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at each synapse, sensory info is modulated and shaped by —- pathways

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3 pathways

-pathways contain a primary, secondary and tertiary neuron

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convergence and divergence would be an example of

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modulation at each synapse

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stimuli: subconscious processing example

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muscle length, tension
proprioception
blood pressure
blood glucose
internal body temp
pH of cerebrospinal fluid
lung inflation

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perceived stimuli examples

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special senses= vision, hearing, taste, smell, equilibrium

somatic senses= touch, temp, pain, itch, proprioception

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incoming sensory afferent info goes to the

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primary sensory cortex in the parietal lobe!!!
that is where it is perceived :)

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13
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sensory receptors are —-

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transducers

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sensory receptors convert

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a stimulus into an intracellular response

they may or may not be neurons

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4 main types of sensory receptors

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chemoreceptors
-pH, Na+, oxygen, glucose

mechanoreceptors
-pressure, vibration, gravity, acceleration, sound waves

thermoreceptors
-hot/cold

photoreceptors
- light

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receptor potential

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a stimulus changes the membrane potential of the receptor cell
(a graded potential occuring in a sensory cell)

  • can be depolarization OR hyperpolarization
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adequate stimulus

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favourite stimuli!!!

the form of energy that the sensory receptor is most responsive to
–> the receptor may respond less strongly to other types of stimuli

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when light photons fall on to the retina in the eye, rods and cones…

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hyperpolarize

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when skin is touched, touch receptors…

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depolarize

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Threshold stimulus
(and what are the 2 possible responses)

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the minimum stimulus needed to generate enough of a receptor potential to produce an intracellular response

–> AP firing (if the receptor is a neuron)
OR
–> NT release (non-neuron receptors)

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where does transduction occur? (in sensory receptors that are neurons)

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transduction occurs at the receptor end of primary sensory neurons

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sensory receptors that are not neurons

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receptor cell is separate from the primary sensory neuron

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most special senses receptors are cells that …

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release NT onto sensory neurons, initiating an AP

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what is the exception for special senses cells that release NT onto sensory neurons and initiate an AP

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olfaction

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2 groups of threshold stimulus

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  1. sensory neurons
    - fire APs, transmitted to CNS
  2. specialized sensory receptors (not a neuron)
    - generate graded potentials that lead to NT release
    - NT released onto partner neuron
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example of a slow sensory receptor

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pain and temp receptors (unmyelinated)

synapses in the gray matter of the spinal cord in the dorsal (afferent) region

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example of a fast sensory receptor

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touch receptor

myelinated neuron, not specialized
- stimulus (pressure) leads to AP in sensory neuron
- AP travels up spinal cord, primary neuron –> secondary neuron

27
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how are stimulus properties distinguished?
4 things

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  1. Modality: what kind is it?
    -labeled line coding
  2. Location: where is it?
    - receptive fields, input convergence, lateral inhibition, anatomical map
  3. Intensity: how strong is it?
    -population and frequency coding
  4. Duration: how long does it last
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each stimulus moduality has its own unique…

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pathway
(sight, hearing)

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cerebral cortex:
where is more cortical tissue found?

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cortical tissue is found in more sensitive areas

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Synesthesia

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“crossed wires”
- ex. hearing colours

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Thalamus=

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the central hub through which sensory info has to pass

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perception threshold

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the minimum stimulus needed to activate secondary and tertiary neurons in the pathways (not just the primary neuron)

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small receptive fields are found in more —- areas

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sensitive

–> two stimuli activate separate pathways to the brain
–> the two points are perceived as distinct stimuli and there is two point discrimination

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Convergence creates — receptive fields

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larger
–> two stimuli in the same receptive field means no two-point discrimination.
it is perceived as a single point.

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lateral inhibition

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inhibits a neuron laterally (on either side)

one pathways is maximally activated while the other is “turned down”

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cerebral cortex receptive field properties:

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specific areas in the cerebral cortex correspond to specific receptive fields

ex. somatosensory cortex has ascending tracts from a body part that has a specific corresponding region of the cerebral cortex (labeled line coding)

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larger areas on the humunculus are more likely to have

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two point discrimination

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stimulus intensity is coded by 2 things:

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  1. number of receptors activated (population coding)
  2. frequency of action potentials (frequency coding)
32
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coding for stimulus duration

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stimulus duration is coded by duration of action potential trains

–> some receptors can adapt or cease to respond

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Tonic receptors vs phasic receptors

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tonic receptors adapt slowly (fire for the duration of stimulus)

phasic receptors adapt quicky (fire only when a stimulus changes)

34
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sensory neurons use AP —- to code stimulus —-

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frequency to code stimulus intensity

34
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cutaneous receptors (3)

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  1. touch (mechanoreceptors)
    - pressure, vibration, stretch, flutter…
  2. pain and itch (nociceptors)
  3. temperate (thermoreceptors)
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sensory neurons use —- to code stimulus —

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burst duration to code stimulus duration

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pacinian corpuscles (a cutaneous receptor)

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stimulus= vibration
location= deep layers of skin
stucture= encapsulated in connective tissue
rapid adaptation

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