Dill psych crossword puzzle -sensation

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