Sensation Chapter 5

6 major senses• Vision = wavelengths, visible spectrum, focus,

dimensions, color

• Hearing = sound waves, amplitude, loudness, pitch, frequency, audition

• Balance = cochlea, fluid and hairs, sicknesses

• Taste = buds (sweet, salty, sour, bitter) and flavor

• Smell = cells, olfaction, dissolve mucus

• Touch = pressure, temperature, pain

3 characteristics•Transduction = organ changes physical energy into physical signals

•Adaptation = decreasing response over exposure

•Sensation vs. Perception = combining meaningless bits of information into experience

4 applications•Artificial Senses

•Pain Control

•Placebo Effect

•Disgust vs. Delight