Hearing
Fleshy and visible part of the ear that secretes ear wax
What is the pinna?
Detection of physical energy
What is sensation?
loss of the ability to encode new explicit memories
What is anterograde amnesia?
Responsible for regulating balance
What are the semi-circular canals?
Brain's interpretation of sensory input
What is perception?
extremely vivid and detailed emotional memories
What are flashbulb memories?
snail shaped structure with hairs known as cilia that respond to sound
What is the cochlea?
concentrated in the center of the fovea and detect light and colors
What are cones?
Clive Wearing lost the function of his _____ after a viral infection.
Hippocampi
Tranduces sound into neural signals
What is the auditory nerve
in the periphery and are more sensitive to dim light
What are rods?
The serial position curve has both a ____ and ____ effect.
Primacy, recency
Responsible for the transfer of sound vibrations to the inner ear
What are the ossicles?
The Kanisza triangle is a prime example of .....
Gestalt perception
When new information inhibits the retrieval of old information in memory
Retroactive interference