Senses

Olfaction

________ is connected to memory (hippocampus) and emotion (amygdala)

Odors

________ interact with receptor proteins associated w hairs in the nose (hairs that hang down from olfactory bulbs.

Homunculus

________: representation of which parts of your body are most sensitive.

Taste

________ is a chemosensory sense.

Chemosensory sense

________: requires chemicals.

Gate control theory

________: we have a neural "gate "at the spinal cord that blocks pain signals under some circumstances.

Four forms

pressure, pain, cold, warmth

Homunculus

representation of which parts of your body are most sensitive

Fast pathway

emergencies like broken bones

Thick, myelinated A-delta fibers (myelinated

lots of glial cells)

Slow pathway

not as serious

Gate-control theory

we have a neural "gate" at the spinal cord that blocks pain signals under some circumstances

Chemosensory sense

requires chemicals