Sensory system Sensory system The ampullae of Lorenzini are special sensing organs, which are a network of jelly-filled canals found on the heads of Sharks, or dogfish. They are plainly visible as dark spots. They provide the shark with a sixth sense capable of detecting electro-magnetic fields as well as temperature gradients. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ampullae of Lorenzini"
An ear is an organ used by an animal to detect sound waves. The term may refer to the entire system responsible for collection and early processing of sound (the beginning of the auditory system), or merely the externally-visible part. Not all animals have ears in the same part of the body. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ear"
The inferior alveolar nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve, which is itself the third branch (V3) of the fifth cranial nerve, the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V). The inferior alveolar nerve enters the mandible (lower jaw) via the mandibular foramen, located on the medial surface of the mandible. The inferior alveolar nerve is located in the mandibular canal within the mandible, where it supplies the mandibular (lower) teeth with sensory branches. Anteriorly, the nerve exits the mandible via the mental foramen, where it terminates as the mental nerve (supplying sensory branches to the chin and lower lip). ...more on Wikipedia about "Inferior alveolar nerve"
Merkel nerve endings are mechanoreceptors found in the skin and mucosa of vertebrates that provide touch information to the brain. Each ending consists of a Merkel cell in close apposition with an enlarged nerve terminal. This is sometimes referred to as a Merkel cell-neurite complex, or a Merkel disk receptor. A single afferent nerve fibre branches to innervate up to 90 such endings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merkel nerve ending"
A muscle spindle is a specialized muscle structure innervated by both sensory and motor neuron axons. Its functions are to send proprioceptive information about the muscle to the central nervous system, and to respond to muscle stretching. ...more on Wikipedia about "Muscle spindle"
The receptive field of a sensory neuron is a region of space in which the presence of a stimulus will alter the firing of that neuron. Receptive fields have been identified for neurons of the visual system, the auditory system, and the somatosensory system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Receptive field"
Senses are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and philosophy of perception. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sense"
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Sensory deprivation is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception (heat-sense), and 'gravity'. Sensory deprivation has been used in various alternative medicines and in psychological experiments (e.g., see Isolation tank), and for torture or punishment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sensory deprivation"
Sensory overload (sometimes abbreviated to SO) is when one or more of the five senses are strained and it becomes difficult to focus on the task at hand. The term is commonly (but not exclusively) used in the context of autism/ autistic spectrum disorders. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sensory overload"
(Sensory system) (See also sense) ...more on Wikipedia about "Sensory system"
Stimulus modality also sensory modality is one aspect of a stimulus. There are many modalities: temperature, taste, sound, pressure. The type of sensory receptor activated by a stimulus plays the primary role in coding the stimulus modality. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stimulus modality"
Type Ia Sensory Fiber also called Primary Afferent Type 1A Fiber is a neuron component of the peripheral sensory system which innervates the muscle spindles, a kind of specialized muscle fiber which is sensitive to muscle length. ...more on Wikipedia about "Type Ia sensory fiber"
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