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Definition 1 of 106
the idea that the mind exists as a property of all matter; that is, that all matter has
consciousness

dualism


glomerulus

nasal dominance

panpsychism

Definition 2 of 106
a variant of MRI that makes it possible to measure localized patterns of activity in the brain.
activated neurons provoke increased blood flow, which can be quantified by measuring
changes in the response of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood to strong magnetic fields

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)


retronasal olfaction

doctrine of specific nerve energies


olfactory sensory neuron (OSN)

Definition 3 of 106
the static in your nervous system

nasal dominance

external noise


internal noise

Weber fraction

,Definition 4 of 106
a phylogenetically old cortical region that provides the major sensory association input into
the hippocampus. it also receives direct projections from olfactory regions

event-related potential (ERP)

entorhinal complex


external noise

retronasal olfaction

Definition 5 of 106
the bundle of axons of the mitral and tufted cells within the olfactory bulb that sends odor
information to the primary olfactory cortex

olfactory tract


odorant receptor (OR)

olfactory bulb

olfactory sensory neuron (OSN)

Definition 6 of 106
special types of nerve cells which respond to increases and decreases in temperature of the
skin

what can all sounds be described as?

electroencephalography (EEG)

warmth fibers and cold fibers


magnetoencephalography (MEG)

,Definition 7 of 106
we are aware only of the activity in our nerves, and we cannot be directly aware of the world
itself

What are the three psychophysical methods?


what can all sounds be described as?

doctrine of specific nerve energies

olfactory nerves (I)

Definition 8 of 106
German pharmacologist who discovered neurotransmitters

Otto Loewi

basal cell

limbic system


Weber's law

Definition 9 of 106
when participants assign numerical values according to perceives magnitudes of the stimuli

neurotransmitter


olfactory epithelium

olfactory nerves (I)

magnitude estimation

, Definition 10 of 106
the eighth pair of cranial nerves, which connect the inner ear with the brain, transmitting
impulses concerned with hearing and spatial orientation. it is composed of the vestibular and
cochlear nerve branches

method of constant stimuli

retronasal olfaction

olfactory sensory neuron (OSN)

vestibulocochlear nerves (VII)

Definition 11 of 106
the inability to smell one specific compound amid otherwise normal smell perception

cycles per degree

specific anosmia

mitral cells

olfactory tract

Definition 12 of 106
the sense of smell

olfactory epithelium

olfaction

gustation

mitral cells

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