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OTHER SENSES - Coggle Diagram
OTHER SENSES
PAIN
Your body's way of telling you something has gone wrong from drawing your attention to a burn, break, sprain...
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Biological influences
Gate-control theory
Spinal cord contains a neurological gate that block pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain
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One way to treat chronic pain is to stimulate (massage, electric stimulation or acupuncture - châm cứu )
Brain-to-spinal-cord
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Pain diminishes when we are distracted (psychological) and soothed by the release of our natural painkilling endorphins (biological)
The brain can also create pain as it does in people's expereinces of phantom limb sensations that occur in the absence of normal sensory input
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SMELL
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Odor molecules come in many shapes and sizes, that it takes many different receptors to detect them
Olfaction occurs when an odor binds to a receptor within the nasal cavity, transmitting a signal through the olfactory system
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TOUCH
Mix of distinct skin senses for pressure, warmth, cold and pain
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TASTE
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Chemical sense
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As you grow older, the number of taste buds decreases as does taste sensitivity. Smoking and alcohol use accelerate this decrease
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