The Gathering: Sensation and Transduction

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Vocabulary flashcards covering the concepts of sensation, sensory receptors, and transduction.

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Sensation

A purely physical process that occurs when sensory information is detected by specialized neurons called sensory receptors.

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Sensory receptors

Specialized neurons that detect sensory information.

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Transduction

The vital biological conversion from sensory stimulus energy into an electrical action potential.