Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Different regions of the brain receive signals from different sense organs via afferent nerve fibers. For example, the visual stimulus is received by visual cortex of brain and olfactory stimulus is received by olfactory region. The stimuli are received by sensory receptors that are present in skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue. There are mainly five types of receptors, namely nociceptors, mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, chemoreceptors, and photoreceptors.
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