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Neuropsych sensory
Neuropsychology sensory function
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
08/29/2014

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Term
Sensory information is processed in 3 stages
Definition
Primary: Reception and discrimination
Secondary: Interpretation
Tertiary: Integration
Term
Visual/Auditory/Kinesthetic
Stages and lobes
Definition
Visual: Recognition: Occipital, Interpretation: Temporal, Integration: Parietal.
Auditory: Recognition: Temporal, Interpretation: Temporal, Integration: Parietal.
Kinesthetic: Recognition: Parietal, Interpretation: Parietal, Integration: Parietal.
Term
Testing Principles
Definition
Separation done by double dissociation.
Give two or more tests with overlapping areas. Look for pattern of strengths and weaknesses
Term
Visual system path
Definition
Eyes and optic nerves
Optic chiasm: separates info into R and L visual fields
Term
Visual system processing
Definition
Geniculostriate
Tectopulvinar: 10%, Perception of motion, location, visual orientation and detection
Term
Geniculostriate
Definition
90%, perception of visual detail, pattern analysis, color perception.
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