How Hearing Happens

By A. Hudspeth. 2014

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In addition to possessing the classical senses of vision, hearing, touch, smell, and taste, humans respond to a variety of other stimuli. For example, the vestibular apparatus of the internal ear provides continuous feedback about linear and angular acceler­ations and allows us to maintain an upright posture. Pressure receptors in our vascular systems and osmoreceptors in our brains help maintain a constant blood volume. Other species employ still more exotic sensory modalities. Many migrato...

Subfields: Developmental Biology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sensory Systems

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