Shared Flashcard Set

Details

s&p test 2
blah
115
Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/04/2011

Additional Psychology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Inner hair cell protein
Definition
myosin
Term
outhair cell protein
Definition
prestin
Term
Transduction: inner hair cells
Definition
motor protein myosin, move down actin,
pulls tip link, opening channel
potassium comes in on TRPA1 channel when open
when bending toard kinocilium=depolarized
Term
vestibular canal fluid
Definition
paralymph, sodium
Term
cochlear duct fluid
Definition
endolymph fluid, high Potassium
Term
tympanic canal fluid
Definition
paralymph, sodium
Term
Transduction: move to inner ear
Definition
stapes -> pushes fluid and basilar membrane and windows
Term
longest cilia
Definition
kinoclilium
Term
cilia are made of
Definition
actin
Term
Transduction: outer hair cells
Definition
depolarized= hair shorten
prestin
adjust hairs, support tectorial membrane
Term
cochlear/octoacoustic emission
Definition
air comes back out of ear
some drugs kill this response
membrane prevents us from hearing this
Term
where does frequency coding occur
Definition
inner ear
Term
place theory
Definition
different parts of the ear are used for different frequencies
related to Bekesy and traveling wave theory
Term
Traveling wave theory
Definition
Cochlea
base(at oval window)- narrow and rigid = low frequency
apex-wide and flexible
Term
Temporal theory-volley theory
Definition
different cells responding at different times to code high frequences
Pooling of the signals
how we code for high frequencies
Term
1 hair cell =fibers
Definition
10 to 20 cell fibers
Term
Chracteristic frequenciy
Definition
A frequency which can be easily identified and measured in a given emission
Term
tuning curve
Definition
measures how large an input is required to elicit a given output level as a function of the frequency
Term
rate saturation
Definition
when frequencies reach a certain point of loundness/firing rate, can barely tell the differences
Term
auditory nerves
Definition
respond diffrently to different intensity levels
Term
MGN
Definition
medial geniculate nucleus
in the thalamus
moderates response based on arousal level
Term
where does sound cross in the brain?
Definition
superior olive, becomes binaural
Term
sound pathway
Definition
lateral lemniscus pathway
Term
tonotopic map and auditory cortex
Definition
map is mainted here
Term
binaural columns
Definition
1 column is excited by infro from both ears

the other column gives excitatory from one ear, inhibit from other ear
Term
Secondary auditory cortex
Definition
complex sounds
scales
vocal influx
Term
auditory cortex: neural plasticity
Definition
can train for frequency discrimination
Term
sound pressure
Definition
The compressions are regions of high air pressure while the rarefactions are regions of low air pressure
Term
ultrasound
Definition
higher waves than our perceptions
Term
infrasound
Definition
can't percieve, too low, uncomfortable
Term
amplitude
Definition
decimbels
Term
a cycle or wavelength
Definition
1 refraction and contraction
frequency
pitch
Term
decibels are a
Definition
ration of air pressure and standard reference of pressure
Term
eardrum
Definition
moves osciles
tympanic membrane
Term
pinna
Definition
soundwaves hit the pinna, making vibration
gathers sound
Term
oscicles
Definition
malleus/hammer
incus/anvil
stapes/stirrup
Term
Organ of corti
Definition
where transduction occurs
Term
Hair cells/bundle
Definition
inner hair has only 1
out hair has 3, connected by tip link
Term
Tactile sensitivity: aging
Definition
meissner corpuscles dye off
increase threshold
Term
Tactile sensitivity: vibration
Definition
the mechanism most sensitive to the frequency is the one detecting
Term
tactile Agnosia
Definition
lesion in the parietal lobe cannot identify objects by touch
Term
active touch
Definition
touching by skin, moving joints
Term
exploratory movements
Definition
lateral motion= texture
static ocntact= temprature
enclosure= global shapve,volume
pressure=hardness
supported holding= weight
contour follwing, global, exact shape
Term
dual coding theory
Definition
use SAI fibers and RAII fibers to make texture
Term
odd harmonic
Definition
freuqnecy that is odd number time higher than the fundamental frequency
Term
even harmonic
Definition
freuqnecy that is even number time higher than the fundamental frequency
Term
anteriro auditory cortex supplies X sound information
Definition
what, indentification
Term
where, spatial sound information
Definition
Posterior pathway
Term
characeterisitcs of the somatosensory cortex
Definition
topographical map, cortical magnificaton, 6 layers, neural plasticity
Term
four characteristics of sound
Definition
must have a medium
density of the medium determines speed
sound waves grow weaker with distance
sound waves are absorbed and reflected
Term
two senses haptic
Definition
touch and proprioception
Term
outer hair cells attached to what?
Definition
tectorial membrane
Term
global motion
Definition
need 3 to 5% to percieve it
Term
hyperalgesia
Definition
reduced threshold for pain
Term
eustachian tube
Definition
equalize pressure inside the ear to the outside of the ear
connect to the throat
Term
creation of acoustic reflex
Definition
pulling back the stapes
tightening the ear drum
Term
impedance matching: mechanism 2
Definition
based on energy transference
level action between bown
Term
depolarization
Definition
bending towards tall cilia
Term
fiber placement
Definition
different levels of spontaneous activity, meaning coded their coded for frequency in an orderly arrangement
Term
Cutaneous Senses
Definition
temp, touch, pain
Term
Kinesthesis: location
Definition
joints, tendons, skin, musce, ligaments
Term
Kinesthesis: types
Definition
Joint & Tendon Receptors
Muscle Spindles
Term
Receptors: Touch- Information Conveyed
Definition
firmness, shape, texture
Term
Mechanoreceptors: Attributes to Characterize
Definition
stimulus type, adaptive size, adaptive rate
Term
Krause End Bulbs
Definition
detect low-frequency vibration.
Cutaneous receptors
Term
tensor tympani
Definition
attached to the hammer in the bone cavity, tightens ear muscle
Term
tunnel of corti
Definition
support for inner ear
Term
fiber placement
Definition
different levels of spontaneous activity, meaning coded their coded for frequency in an orderly arrangement
Term
spontaneous activity and threshold
Definition
high spontaneous activity = low threshold
low spontaneous acitivity = high threshold
Term
acoustic reflex
Definition
For low frequency
tightened tensor tympani, move stapes
Term
cold fiber
Definition
trpm8
Term
Spinothalmic pathway
Definition
temp/pain information,
travels slow
crosses in spinal column
a-delta- pressure/heat
c-fibers
Term
Medial lemiscous
Definition
crosses in medulla
a-alpha: proprioception
a-beta: touch
Term
thermal perception
Definition
thermal conductivity
thermal adaptation
Term
Thermal sensitivity
Definition
Col/warm probes
result of probes
Term
nocioceptors
Definition
free nerve endings
oxygen deprivation
chemical
thermal
mechanical
Term
extreme stretch of nocioceptors
Definition
depolarization
Term
Gate control theory
Definition
central control, induces anelgesia
the slow pain come through, inhibit initial pain from a-beta
Term
Genetic mutation of pain
Definition
Na v 17
mutation of sodium channels
Term
inherited neuropathy
Definition
pain all the time, excessive activity
Term
analgesics
Definition
endogenous
over the counter
placebo: naloxone
Term
Merkel disks
Definition
clustered, texture,small, slow adapting
Term
meissner cells
Definition
low freq. small, rapid adapt
Term
Pacinian
Definition
high frequency, large, rapid
Term
Ruffini
Definition
sustained pressure, large, slow adapt
Term
A-Alpha pathway
Definition
proprioception, fast
Term
a-beta pathway
Definition
touch, slower
Term
mechanoreceptors
Definition
transient slow receptors
Term
papilaries
Definition
tucked into the dermis layers
Term
Muscle spindles
Definition
in tendons, ligaments, skin, joints
Term
golgi tendon organs
Definition
detect tendon tension
Term
glabrous
Definition
non hairy side
Term
subcutaneous fat
Definition
protect bones
Term
free nerve ending
Definition
wraqpped around nerve fibers
detect movement
need for positioning, proprioception
Term
superior temporal suclus
Definition
biological motion
once livign things move, we detect its alive
Term
Motion perception definition
Definition
extraction of retinal image and spatial displacement
Term
Saccadic suppression
Definition
suppressing the displacement of the retinal image
we move our eyes but we don't perceive the images of to be moving
Term
smooth pursuit
Definition
no abrupt starts an stops with movement
Term
no motion?
Definition
eye moves,
object still,
command signal,
retinal image motion
Term
Directionally selective cells
Definition
the time delay for best response and to perceive motion
Term
problem with directionally selective cells
Definition
aperture problem
only sensitive to movement in field, could be more information being missed
Term
Medial temporal lobe
Definition
processes motion
Term
motion: expansion
Definition
objects move towards frame, percieve expansion
Term
motion: rotation
Definition
objects move in circle, percieve rotation
Term
velocity perception
Definition
we perceive large objects as moving slower

objects have to travel faster to match, distance and size
Term
velocity sensitive cells
Definition
different cells for different velocity
Term
apparent motion
Definition
timing of changing objects makes the cells think there is movement
Term
Apparent motion:Backward movement
Definition
The frame rate is greater than the rotation
Term
Apparent motion: no movement
Definition
frame rate = rotation
Term
Apparent motion: Forward movement
Definition
the rotation is greater than the frame rate
Term
Induced motion
Definition
posterior parietal association area

the illusion of one objects moving caused by another object moving
Term
motion after effect
Definition
superior medial temporal lobe
we selectively adapt to motion direction of one
the spontaneous activity becomes more apparent
test for binocular perception
Term
gender differences in sensation
Definition
everything but vision has gender differences
women are more sensitivie
Term
expansion, rotation
Definition
medial superior temporal lobe
Term
somatosensory layers
Definition
texture 1
size and shape 2-3
3a = alpha fibers = proprioceptive
3b= primary to layer 4
Supporting users have an ad free experience!