perception

Question 1

reception

Answer 1

This is the process by which sensory information is detected and responded to.

Question 2

transduction

Answer 2

This is the process by which the receptors change the energy of the detected sensory information into a form which can travel along neural pathways to the brain.

Question 3

transmission

Answer 3

This is the process of sending the sensory information (as action potentials) to relevant areas of the brain via the thalamus.

Question 4

interpretation

Answer 4

This is the process in which incoming sensory information is given meaning so that it can be understood.