Dill psych crossword puzzle -sensation
Across
- 2. Retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions and they detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations
- 6. of neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
- 8. potential a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
- 9. processing analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information
- 10. The fluid-filled, coiled tunnel in the inner ear that contains the receptors for hearing
- 14. a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening
- 18. certain actions or when observing another doing so
- 19. conversion or transforming of stimulus energies, such as sights, sounds, and smells, into neural impulses our brains can interpret
- 20. the transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina
- 21. the central focal point in the retina, around which the eye's cones cluster
- 24. system and a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
- 25. the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus, as in the cocktail party effect
Down
- 1. the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
- 3. system the body's "slow" chemical
- 4. ear structures and liquids that relay sound waves to the auditory nerve fibers on a path to the brain for interpretation of sound
- 5. lobes portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear and receives sensory input for touch and body position
- 7. neurons frontal lobe neurons that fire when
- 8. threshold the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
- 11. the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance
- 12. mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations
- 13. the sense or act of hearing
- 15. the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
- 16. information processing guided by
- 17. detectors nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement
- 22. the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a blind spot because no receptor cells are located there
- 23. retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray and necessary for peripheral and twilight vision
- 26. two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system linked to emotion