TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sensory Coding PY - 2014 T2 - Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition AB - Psychophysics Relates the Physical Properties of Stimuli to SensationsPsychophysical Laws Govern the Perception of Stimulus IntensityPsychophysical Measurements of Sensation Magnitude Employ Standardized ProtocolsSensations Are Quantified Using Probabilistic StatisticsDecision Times Are Correlated with Cognitive ProcessesPhysical Stimuli Are Represented in the Nervous System by Means of the Sensory CodeSensory Receptors Are Responsive to a Single Type of Stimulus EnergyMultiple Subclasses of Sensory Receptors Are Found in Each Sense OrganNeural Firing Patterns Transmit Sensory Information to the BrainThe Receptive Field of a Sensory Neuron Conveys Spatial InformationModality-Specific Pathways Extend to the Central Nervous SystemThe Receptor Surface Is Represented Topographically in Central NucleiFeedback Regulates Sensory CodingTop-Down Learning Mechanisms Influence Sensory ProcessingAn Overall View SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101679269 ER -