Chapter-12.5 Detecting Change: The First Step Towards Perception
BOOK TITLE: Understanding Medical Physiology: A Textbook for Medical Students
Author
1. Bijlani RL
2. Manjunatha S
ISBN
9789380704814
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11448_23
Edition
4/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Receptor cells,
exteroceptors,
interoceptors,
proprioceptors,
electrical signals,
transduction,
sensory recruitment,
tonic stimuli,
action potential,
generator potential,
receptor potential,
Pacinian corpuscle,
myelinated nerve fibre,
myelination,
bare nerve ending,
coding of stimulus intensity