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    Human Senses

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    Our senses enable us to make sense of the world around us; they make our environment enjoyable by stimulating our desire to eat giving the body the vital nutrients it needs. They can also alert us to a fire before we see the flames‚ detect dangerous fumes and smell and taste rotten foods. Out of the five senses‚ it seems like taste is one of the simplest. There are no cones; rods or lenses‚ there are no tympanic membranes or miniscule bones. Our sense of smell in responsible for about 80% of

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    The Human Senses

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    Senses What are the human senses and how do they work? The human senses are faculties by which the human body perceives external stimulation. Humans have senses to help them experience the world around them. The five main senses are sight‚ hearing‚ tastesmell and touch. Each of these five senses consists of organs with a specialized structure that has receptors for specific stimulation. These receptors are linked to the nervous system and therefore the brain. Sight Sight is the sense

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    Organ senses

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    Organ Senses Definition of each Sense Organ 1.) Eyes -The human eye is an organ that reacts to light and has several purposes. As a conscious sense organ‚ the mammalian eye allows vision. Fun Fact: *In the dark‚ a substance produced by the rod cells increases the sensitivity of the eye so that it is possible to detect very dim light. 2.) Nose - The nose is the organ responsible for the sense of smell. The cavity of the nose is lined with mucous membranes that have smell receptors connected

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    The Taste of Watermelon

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    The Taste of Watermelon The boy was gone home........... I was shocked! At this moment I began to think when I was sixteen and under. It was a great age‚ my father was very ristrict with all of us five‚ he also used to stay guarding his fiel[1]ds with a gun under his arm. He wasn’t very famous of being affective or demonstrating his feelings. People from the village didn’t like him much. I think he demonstrated his feelings and affections for us in another way ‚ by protecting his

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    A Taste of Madness

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    Rodriguez 1 Nick Rodriguez Ms. Sanchez English IV February 17‚ 2012 A Taste Of Madness In the play known as Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the sane Hamlet occasionally switches between a state of sanity and insanity. When madness complements Hamlet’s purpose‚ he puts on an act of extravagance. On the other hand‚ when sanity proves acceptable‚ Hamlet returns to his normal‚ logical self. Hamlet claims he is "mad north-north-west" (II.ii.376)‚ meaning his sanity is uncontrollable

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    Senses

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    Age related macular disease: Age-related macular disease is a common eye condition among people 50 years and older. It is a leading cause of vision loss in adults. It gradually destroys the macula‚ the part of the eye that provides sharp‚ central vision needed for seeing objects clearly. Sometimes age-related macular disease advances so slowly that vision loss does not occur for a long time. In other cases‚ the disorder progresses faster and may lead to a loss of vision in one or both eyes quickly

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    Reader –Response Criticism “What’s That Smell in the Kitchen?” Marge Piercy’s poem “What’s That Smell in the Kitchen” is about the women’s rights movement of the seventies and the quiet rage an older women might feel towards her husband‚ her place in life and the movement in general. The poem begins unifying women across America and ends with a blatant declaration of war‚ using clever wording relating a woman’s life to the kitchen and the food she prepares. At the beginning of the poem

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    special senses

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    1. Sensation There are different modalities (forms) of sensation Sound‚ pain‚ pressure‚ touch‚ stretch‚ vibration‚ heat‚ cold‚ vision‚ tastesmell‚ proprioreception‚ hearing‚ equilibrium‚ gustation‚ etc. Each modality has a specific receptor Each modality is conducted by sensory (afferent) neurons to the CNS and is the result of different neural pathways and synaptic connections 2. Sensory Pathways 3. Law of Specific Nerve Energy Each sensory neuron carries information about

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    Sense Organs

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    SENSE ORGANS RECEPTORS (Sense organs) * Transducers of specific forms of kinetic energy * Change mechanical‚ electrical‚ thermal‚ chemical‚ or radiant energy into nerve impulses in sensory neurons Two major categories: * GENERAL RECEPTORS * Often exist as individual cells or receptor units * Widely distributed throughout the body * Most numerous such as: * touch‚ temperature‚ and pain: and * to initiate various reflexes necessary for maintaining

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    Brand Sense

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    Brands with Sensory Experiences ™ ©2001 Harvest Consulting Group‚ LLC Harvest Consulting Group‚ LLC BrandSense™ Table of Contents Table of Contents BrandSense™ Introduction A Time for the Senses Recognition and Perception The Sense Connection The Case for Smell Putting the Senses Together BrandSense™ Cases Giving Your Brand Some BrandSense™ Quantitative Analysis: BrandSense Audit™‚ SensePlan™ Conclusion Sources Contact Us 01 02 03 04 05 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 Harvest Consulting

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