somatosensation Flashcards
1
Q
types of somatosensation are
A
thermoception (temperature)
pressure (mechanoception)
pain (nociception)
position (proprioception)
2
Q
intensity
A
refers to how quickly neurons fire for us to notice… slow is low intensity
3
Q
the three timings encoded by neurons
A
non adapting (neuron consistency first at a constant rate)
slow adapting (fires at beginning, starts to calm down)
fast adapting (fires as soon as stimulus starts then stops firing)
