2.10.25 lecture: sensory processing

the postcentral gyri contains the ________________

primary somatosensory cortex

the primary somatosensory cortex recieves sensory information from the ___________, _______________, and _____________

skin, muscles, and joints

true/false: the primary somatosentory cortex is capable of spatial discrimination

TRUE

what is spatial discrimination?

identification of body region being stimmulated

the parietal lobe contains multiple gyri and sulci and the gyrus immediately posterior to the central sulcus is the ______________

primary somatosensory cortex

the __________ area is where you become aware of sensory input

primary motor

surface area corresponds to ____________________________________

the degree of sensitivity to stimmuli

posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex is the _______________

somatosensory association area

What does the somatosensory association area do?

integrates sensory input from the primary somatosensory cortex

the somatosensory association area determines ____________, __________, and _________________ of parts of objects being felt

size, texture, and relationship

the post central gyrus receives sensory information from the ___________, _________________, and _________________

skin, skeletal muscles, and joints

_________________________ is the identification of body region being stimmulated

spatial discrimination

what allows sensitivity of detection

density of receptors, which is associated with the amount of cortex present

the right hemisphere is associated with the __________ side of your body, the left is associated with the _____________ side of your body

left; right

the ______________ is where we would refine the sensory input

somatosensory association cortex

the information from the retina travels to the __________________

primary visual cortex

we make sense of our visual input via the _________________

visual association cortex

the primary visual cortex is located in the ________________

occipital lobe

the temporal lobe houses the ___________________ and ________________

primary auditory cortex and olfactory

primary auditory cortex detects _________________

information from the inner ear such as pitch, loudness, and location

the olfactory cortex is on the _____________ side of the ____________ lobe

medial; temporal

taste sensory is called ____________ and is located on the _________

gustatory; insula

in addition to gustatory, the insular also detects ___________

visceral sensory input

temporal lobe houses the ________ and _____ cortex

auditory and olfactory