Choose and describe one human sensory system. Explain what happens to this sensory information as it moves to ever higher levels of the nervous system, transforming raw inputs to conscious sensations.

Sensory or Motor Systems

Choose and describe one human sensory system (touch, sight, hearing, smell or taste). Use the following source to support your analysis:

Bear, M., Connors, B., & Paradiso, M. A. (2020). Neuroscience: Exploring the brain: Exploring the brain, enhanced edition (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284211283 (Links to an external site.) ISBN-10: ‎ 1284211282, ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1284211283

Part 1 (200 words minimum):

Identify the sense.
Briefly describe its related sensory receptors.
Briefly explain how they “transduce” physical stimuli.
List the main regions of the nervous system that bring this information into the primary sensory cortex for that sense.
Explain what happens to this sensory information as it moves to ever higher levels of the nervous system, transforming raw inputs to conscious sensations.

Part 2 (200 words minimum):
Explain the significance of this knowledge .

Choose and describe one human sensory system. Explain what happens to this sensory information as it moves to ever higher levels of the nervous system, transforming raw inputs to conscious sensations.