What aspect of sensory processing allows us to perceive complex flavors beyond the five basic tastes?

A high density of _______ is responsible for the dark color of the fovea (as seen in images of the retina), and this density is what makes visual _______ so high in this area.

Most axons of the retinal ganglion cells synapse in the

Conversion of an environmental stimulus into a change in membrane potential in a receptor cell is called:

In human cerebral cortex, there is a net _______ of synapses from late childhood until _______.

According to the concept of _______, particular nerve cells in the brain recognize sensory information that is specific to only particular types of information.

The adaptive significance of _______ pain receptors is to prevent ongoing injury.

Which pathway accurately describes the route for the passage of visual information to the brain (note: not every region in the pathway is listed)?

The painful sensations induced by capsaicin are mediated by _______ receptors.

Information about pain and temperature in the anterolateral (aka spinothalamic) system crosses the midline at the level of the