RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE SENSORY PHYSIOLOGY
Objective Sensory Physiology
| Phenomena in environment |
| Sensory stimuli |
| Excitation in sensory nerves |
| Integration in sensory central nervous system |
Subjective Sensory Physiology
| Sensory impressions, sensations |
| Perception/td> |
Mapping goes from
interaction with sense organ
Appropriate receptors, suprathresh receptor pot.
Functioning brain centers, suprathreshold excitations
Conscious subject
Subject with experience, reason, personality
Schmidt, R.F. Fundamentals of Sensory Physiology
Sensory Physiology Nancy L. DeVore
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