Proprioception and Kinesthesia

Question 1

What is proprioception

Answer 1

our cognitive ability to sense where our body is in space (sense of position) + ability to balance

Question 2

What is kinesthesia

Answer 2

Ability to move (produce movement) - more behavioural (movements more precise)

Question 3

What do proprioception and kinesthesia have in common?

Answer 3

refer to movement, cognition, and where body is in space

Question 4

Name the 4 types of somatosensation

Answer 4

Thermoception (temperature)

Mechanoception (pressure)

Nocioception (pain)

Proprioception (position)

Question 5

Name the 3 types of timing of somatosensation (+ example)

Answer 5

• Non adapting (fires every time the bird pecks - no change in firing rate)
  
  • Slow adapting (adapts to change in stimulus by firing less, but does so slowly)
  • Fast adapting (fires once when stimulus starts, and once when it stops)

Question 6

What is the location of somatosensation?

Answer 6

Knowing where the stimulus is located in the body