SENSORY SYSTEM

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SENSORY SYSTEM

ADEQUATE STIMULUS

TYPES OF ENERGY TRANSDUCED

GRADED VS ALL OR NONE

SENSORY TRANSDUCTION

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EXAMPLE: THE PACINIAN CORPUSCLE

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HOW IS THE INTENSITY OF THE STIMULUS ENCODED?

FREQUENCY CODING

POPULATION CODING

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LOCALIZATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND ACUITY

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THE SPINAL CORD IN SOMATIC SENSORY FUNCTION

SPINAL CORD

TOUCH AND PRESSURE

PAIN AND TEMPERATURE

SEGMENTAL STRUCTURE OF SPINAL NERVES

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THE THALAMUS IN SOMATIC SENSATION

THE THALAMUS IN SOMATIC SENSATION

THE SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX

SOMATOTOPIC ORGANIZATION OF THE SENSORY CORTEX

CORTICAL AREAS INVOVED IN MOTOR CONTROL

SOMATOTOPIC ORGANIZATION OF THE MOTOR CORTEX

Author: Don Mikulecky

Email: mikuleck@hsc.vcu.edu

Home Page: http://views.vcu.edu/~mikuleck/

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