Signal detection theory suggests that deciding whether a stimulus is present depends partly on the ________ and partly on the potential gain or loss associated with deciding that it is present or absent the strength of the stimulus the focus of your attention probability that the stimulus will occur level of your anxiety

Q: Does a stimulus applied to a receptor always lead to depolarization or a receptor potential

A: The objective of the question is to understand whether a stimulus applied to a receptor always leads…

Q: A psychophysical colour match between two patches of light that have different sets of wavelengths…

A: To identify: To identify the correct psychophysical color match between two patches of light with…

Q: Order the structures from receipt of light, generation of action potential to le eye, heading toward…

A: The eyes are sense organs. The eye gathers or collect information from the surrounding, and create…

Q: Injury to the peripheral nervous system can change the receptive field of nociceptive cells in the…

A: The different parts of the body function in a systemic and synchronized manner and this functioning…

Q: Teceptor with the sensow Part D - Signaling in Olfaction and Gustation Different stimuli of the two…

A: Taste signals are tranduced primarily via GPCR pathways for sweet and bitter and ion channels are…

Q: There are a number of commonalities between the sensory systems both in terms of how incoming…

A: The regions of the brain that obtain and store sensory input are known as sensory areas. The…

Q: Describe the sensory pathway by which the pressure appliedto the right hand during a handshake is…

A: The sensory pathway comprises of neuron chain connected with the receptor organ that carries the…

Q: temporal cortex from visual processing the primary visual cortex?

A: the occipital lobe is primarily responsible for vision. Visual processing is a term that is used to…

Q: We discussed three principles with regards to the sensory cortex (mechanisms of perception), with…

A: Somatosensory system is a division of sensory nervous system. It has neural pathways and sensory…

Q: When we are able to ignore certain persistent stimuli it's called __________  ___________.

A: Introduction to stimuli -  Stimuli - something that excites action , exertion, quickens action , or…

Q: Which receptor(s) are responsible for our ability for applying the appropriate amount of pressure to…

A: Receptors are vital parts of our sensory system. They are found all over our bodies. They allow us…

Q: The discharge rate of an off-center ganglion cell: O is not an absolute measure of light intensity…

A: Ganglion cells are the major output cells of the retina. Their axons gather at the optic disk, where…

Q: Which ratio between primary neuron and secondary neuron would allow for the greatest receptive field…

A: The ratio between primary neuron and secondary neuron that allows the greatest receptive field…

Q: When we talk about the receptive field of a receptor cell or of a retinal ganglion cell, what are we…

A: Introduction  Receptor cells are specialized cells in the body that are capable of detecting and…

Q: Which of the following receptors is most implicated in the energy crisis following a concussion?…

A: A concussion is a type of brain injury that can occur after a blow to the head. Concussions can…

Q: Which of the following statements concerning photoreceptors is not correct cones produce colored…

A: Introduction The retina is a light-sensitive layer of tissue at the rear of your eye that delivers…

Q: If there is an increase in stimulus strength on a pain receptor but more pain is not felt, which of…

A: The resting potential tells about what happens when a neuron is at rest. An action potential occurs…

Q: A very strong noxious stimulus activates many more nociceptors than normal. Which property of…

A: Nociceptors are sensory receptors that distinguish signals from harmed tissue or the risk of harm…

Q: Wearing eye glasses for a prolonged period of time and then not realizing they are on your head is…

A: The wearing of glasses for a long time and not realising in head is happens due to reduction in our…

Q: A sensory receptor responds when activated,and a electric signal is generated and travels through…

A: The most essential function of a sensory framework is the conversion of a sensory signal to an…

Q: Noxious stimuli act on to communicate information. Spinal cord Nociceptors Noxious receptors Sodium…

A: A stimulus is described as "a measurable change (physical or chemical) in an organism's environment…

Q: What effect does sympathetic nervous system stimulation have on pupil diameter? It is known that…

A: The nervous system controls and coordinates all the activities in the body. It is majorly classified…

Q: the sense-integrate-act loop, the brain is always where signals are integrated.   True False

A: Sensory nervous system: Involves the sensing and execution of signals in response to various…

Q: In the ERP Technique, Latency refers to to The number of neurons working together  The time from…

A: In everyday life, we perceive and interpret various things. fMRI and ERP/EEG are two different…

Q: The best characterization of receptive fields in retinal ganglion cells that respond best to…

A: ANSWER) The receptive field of the ganglion cell is the part of the ratina which alters the firing…

Q: Precise localization of a somatosensory stimulus is improved by: Increasing frequency coding O…

A: The somatosensory system, which is made up of neurons and receptors, is a part of the sensory…

Q: A sensory receptor responds when activated, and an electric signal is generated and travels through…

A: Nervous system is mainly responsible for the response of our body against any external stimuli. It…

Q: Which of the following is a mechanism through which pain signals are modulated? the pain and…

A: The central nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord. The brain is the central organ of…

Q: )  Which of the following best describes a mechanism that helps us locate how far to the left or…

A: A retinal photoreceptor is a type of light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye. They are…

Q: A light signal activates a photoreceptor, which, in turn, activates a bipolar cell. Horizontal cells…

A: Eyes are complex sense organs. they gather information from the environmental stimulus, and the…

Q: A neuron with an off-center receptive field will increase its firing rate when light covers the…

A: Kuffler was too able to illustrate that retinal ganglion cells come in two unmistakable sorts –…

Q: Which of the following can readily adapt to a continuous stimulus! baroreceptor somatic pressure…

A: The body can understand the outside environment through sensory systems that consist of sensory…

Q: Luis usually bench presses 120 pounds added to a 45-pound bar. Unexpectedly, the gym changes their…

A: The term "weight" refers to the process of adding weight to something in order to make it heavier.

Q: is a person thought to be could be “brain dead" if the light shining in the eyes causes some ?…

A: Brain death is a condition when the brain function are not present and the person requires breathing…

Q: Looking at the sense of hearing, and sight, what are interesting biological facts about each. Also…

A: A sensory system consists of sensory neurons (including the sensory receptor cells), neural…

Q: The vibrations of the reach the scala vestibuli first:

A: This question is based on sense organ (ear).

Q: Light from a mysterious, blurry object enter through of the eye. That light is transmitted to the…

A: In humans, there are five major senses, including sound, taste, hearing, touch, and vision. The…

Q: The adequate stimulus of a sensory receptor is the to initiate a response. of stimulation that…

A: Anything that can cause a bodily or behavioural change is referred to as a stimulus. Stimuli is the…

Q: What are the five reflex arc components for the Consensual Light Reflex?

A: Reflex arc is a nerve pathway involved in the reflex action. In reflex arc signals travel over…

Q: The perceptual threshold describes the O intensity of stimulus required to generate an action…

A: In neurophysiology, the term threshold is used to describe the minimum strength required by an…

Q: The threshold level is reached at the neuro

A: Answer  1) Light hit the retina 2) Some sodium channels open in the neuronal membrane of the…

Q: Not every sensory signal results in conscious awareness ofa stimulus. Explain

A: Neurons are the basic unit of the nervous system. They are involved in the transmission of nerve…

Q: When the human eye is in complete darkness, how do the cones of the eye respond? Only one type is…

A: Eyes are complex sense organs. they gather information from the environmental stimulus, and the…