...All transduce incoming stimuli into changes in...
...– detect distant stimuli, e.g., vision and...
...Exteroceptors – detect stimuli on the outside...
...Interoceptors – detect stimuli inside the body,...
...on type of stimuli the receptors can...
...excited by other stimuli, if sufficiently strong...
...Stimulus Encoding All stimuli are ultimately converted...
...organisms differentiate among stimuli or detect the...
...frequency E.g strong stimuli ? high frequency...
...Chemoreception Transform chemical stimuli into electrical signals...
...Mechanoreception Transform mechanical stimuli into electrical signals...
...respond to mechanical stimuli Two main types...
...extracellular matrix Mechanical stimuli alter permeability Touch...
...detect painfully hot stimuli ThermoTRPs – TRP...