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Sensory system
A sensory system is a part
of the nervous system
responsible for processing
sensory information. A
sensory system consists of
sensory receptors, neural
pathways, and parts of the
brain involved in sensory
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Peripheral vision
Peripheral vision is a part
of vision that occurs
outside the very center of
gaze. There is in actuality
a very broad set of
non-central points in the
field of view that is
included in the notion of
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Hearing impairment
A hearing impairment is a
decrease in one's ability to
hear (i.e. perceive auditory
information). While some
cases of hearing loss are
reversible with medical
treatment, many lead to a
permanent disability (often
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Motion perception
Motion perception is the
process of inferring the
speed and direction of
objects that move in a
visual scene given some
visual input. While this
process appears
straighforward to most
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Visual perception
Visual perception is one of the senses, consisting of the ability to detect light and interpret (see) it as the perception known as sight or naked eye vision. Vision has a specific sensory system, ... > more -
Sensory neuron
Sensory neurons are nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses. For example, some sensory ... > more -
Auditory system
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. The sound waves enter the ear canal, a simple tube (but one which amplifies sounds that are between 3 and 12 kHz). At the far end ... > more -
Alpha wave
Alpha waves are electromagnetic oscillations in the frequency range of 8-12 Hz arising from synchronous and coherent (in phase / constructive) electrical activity of large groups of neurons in the ... > more -
Psychophysics
Psychophysics is an interdisciplinary field occupying the intersection between cognitive psychology and experimental psychology and dealing with the relationship between physical stimuli and their ... > more -
Synesthesia
Synesthesia (also spelled synæsthesia or synaesthesia, plural synesthesiae) is a neurological condition in which two or more bodily senses are coupled. In a form of synesthesia known as ... > more -
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Learning disability
In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to psychological and neurological conditions that affect a person's communicative capacities and potential to be taught ... > more -
Visual system
The visual system is the part of the nervous system which allows organisms to see. It interprets the information from visible light to build a representation of the world surrounding the body. The ... > more
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