"Diversity" is an apt descriptor of the research career of Jack Pettigrew as it ranged from the study of trees, to clinical conditions, to sensory neuroscience. Within sensory neuroscience, he was fascinated by the evolution of sensory systems across species. Here, we review some of his work ...
What portion of the nervous system is outside of the central nervous system and contains nerves? (a) The integrated nervous system (b) The spinal nervous system (c) The motor nervous system (d) The sensory nervous system (e) The peripheral nervous system. Which system produces a more rapid...
Both people and animals get all of their knowledge from their senses, and that is why senses are so important.All senses depend on the working nerve system. Our sense organs start to work when something stimulates special nerve cells, called receptors, in a sense organ. Once stimulated, the...
What is the sensory function of the autonomic nervous system? Which neurotransmitter is found largely in the peripheral nervous system? What part of the brain controls homeostasis? What controls the peripheral nervous system? What is the adrenal medulla?
Although snakes often have very sharp vision, a sense of smell, and a sensitivity to heat and vibrations, their most important sensory system is one that we humans don’t share with them at all. This sixth sense is called the "vomeronasal system", and the sense organs for this are two ...
What is System Outlook? System Outlook is a proposed interdisciplinary system-informational platform which claims to have the capacity to derive initial systemic laws that can be considered universal in regard to all known processes due to their system-informational nature. Based on this presumption, ...
Is artificial superintelligence dangerous? Scientists warn of the following dangers associated with the development of ASI: Unpredictability and loss of control.Because an ASI system would have capabilities beyond humans, it might behave and act in ways that humans can't predict or understand. The s...
The auditory system is just one good example of how wonderfully and intricately the human body is designed. Every little part of the system has a specific function, and even a small alteration to it could cause the whole thing to fail at receiving sound. ...
VR sickness is generally caused by a mismatch in signals triggered by the VR environment sent to the brain from the users's eyes and inner ear. The discrepancy in sensory cues is what leads to adverse symptoms, including nausea, dizziness and discomfort, similar to traditional motion sickness ...
1. Consider the five senses It can be easy to focus on just creating visually stimulating product displays and forget about the other four senses. But the secret to an engaging and immersive shopping experience is to create a multi-sensory encounter, or what’s known as “sensory branding....