To determine:
The type of sensory abilities on which an individual would rely on most during a typical day.
Introduction
Sensation is defined as the process which occurs due to the activation of sensory receptors like eyes, ears, skin, and nose receptors. These activated receptors then detected the outer stimuli, and transmit it to the brain for perception.
Explanation of Solution
Sensory receptors present in the sense organs are specialized forms of neural receptors. These receptors are activated by different kinds of energy. The types of sensory abilities in which an individual would depend on most of the typical day are: the abilities which influence the vision, auditory and speech perception.
For example, photoreceptors present in eyes are activated by light; mechanoreceptors present in ears are stimulated by vibrations. Similarly, touch receptors are activated by the temperature or pressure, or chemoreceptors present on taste and smell are activated by chemical substances. Each receptor converts or transduces the physical stimuli into electrical, which then cause depolarization or hyperpolarization the cell.
To determine:
Whether certain senses more important than others depending on the social context or setting.
Introduction
The sensation is defined as the process which occurs due to the activation of sensory receptors like eyes, ears, skin, and nose receptors. These activated receptors then detected the outer stimuli, and transmit it to the brain for perception.
Explanation of Solution
Yes, these senses are more important than others that depend on the social context or setting. In some people, these sensory stimuli are processed in an unusual way. For example, Taria Camerino a pastry chef experience music, shapes, colors, and emotions in the form of taste. Similarly, wine steward named Jamie Smith, or James Wannerton, an information technology consultant, both experience colors, shapes, sounds, words as tastes, and texture. This type of condition is known as synesthesia (joined sensation).
Synesthesia which means joined sensation is a type of disorder in which the impulses from sensory organs are processes in wrong cortical areas. Due to this, information coming from the sensory organs is interpreted as more than one sensation. The actual cause of synesthesia is still unknown; however, the signal coming from sensory organs are processed in the wrong area and interpreted more than one sensation.
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