...ie/explore_body/five_senses.html http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season10/senses/facts.cfm http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourbrain/Whatareyoursenses.aspx We have 5 senses which are sight, smell, sound, taste and touch. They are very important in our lives because we would use one of them every moment of every day. They also work together to let our brains know what are going on around us, in other words, they are protector by warning us of any danger. However, any quick change to any of the five senses can cause the feeling of dizziness or unsteadiness. You might have experienced this while riding in a car or turning quickly. Sight: Eyes are the organ of vision. The function of our eyes are the same as cameras, as we can see images from the world and send information to our brain. Then, the brain processes the information, therefore we can see movement, color, depth and shape. Sound: Ears are the organs of hearing. The function of our ears is collecting sounds, and hearing helps us to learn and communicate to others. We can hear a huge range of sounds, from a deep bass to a high-pitched whistle and those sounds will change into electrical signals to the brain to process. Therefore, the brain uses the sounds from left and right ear to determine distance and direction of sounds. Taste: Tongue is the organ of tasting. The function of our tongues tastes four different flavors, which are salty, sweet, sour and bitter. We have 10,000 taste buds spread over the tongue, and...
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...Role of the senses in a human dining experience Food in recent times has evolved beyond just the taste buds. Eye appeal, smell and textures have now become involved in a complete dining experience. Today it is not just about how good the food on your plate tastes, but also about where you eat it, how it looks on your plate, how you eat it, the sounds, if any emitting from it and how it smells. In short it involves all senses in the human body. Where you dine is an important aspect in what you take out of a meal. If you have the same food at a roadside dhaba and at a Michelin star restaurant, it will still feel and taste different because of the different dining environments. Ambience is an important aspect of the dining experience. This is the reason why restaurants spend a pretty penny on getting the look of the dining area just right in order to give their customers a unique meal. In ethnic or specialty restaurants, the entire focus is on recreating the atmosphere, which is why you have traditional art work on walls, mirrors and staff wearing traditional clothes as a fixture in Indian specialty restaurants or pictures from 50’s America along with car seat type seating in an American themed diner. Customers also get unconsciously perceived signals from the restaurant décor. Bright lights and loud colours, as found in most fast food joints gets them to hurry up and complete their food whereas subdued colours and dim lighting in upscale restaurants gets them to relax, linger...
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...Matching Type 1. Eyes taste 2. Nose smell 3. Ears hearing 4. Tongue touch 5. Skin sight Activity 1: Matching Type 1. Eyes taste 2. Nose smell 3. Ears hearing 4. Tongue touch 5. Skin sightActivity 1: Matching Type 1. Eyes taste 2. Nose smell 3. Ears hearing 4. Tongue touch 5. Skin sightActivity 1: Matching Type 1. Eyes taste 2. Nose smell 3. Ears hearing 4. Tongue touch 5. Skin sightActivity 1: Matching Type 1. Eyes taste 2. Nose smell 3. Ears hearing 4. Tongue touch 5. Skin sightActivity 2Choose within the box the correct answer for the sensations below. Touch | Taste | Smell | Sight | Hearing | __________1. Taste of ampalaya__________2. Texture of silk cloth__________3. The...
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...writng. The Beach The beach is a relaxing getaway. There are various things about the beach that stick into my mind. The three main things that stuck to me was the view, smell, and the sound. All the way from beauty of the ocean, how the colors in the sky blended with the motion of the water. I will always remember the sound of pelicans calling each other as they swooped just in front of the orange sunset to scoop the sea water in their flabby necks. Even the taste of the air mixed with the smell of the sand that just made every sense open wide. I will always remember this moment. It was the only time I have ever felt that I had no worry in the world. The view itself would make you never want to leave. The sky blended perfectly from a fire tangerine orange to a soft baby blue. In between the loudest light of red and the quietest shade of blue, lay the deep purple of a night sky waiting for it’s time to take over the sky. The motion of the water drew you in closer to the shining sun just above the water with the moon shining directly above you like a spotlight. The waves were calm with ripples in every direction possible. The tide pushed the shiny wet sand flat as a plate. The shadows of birds flying towards the sun made me think if they were never going to stop until they actually reached the sun. The smell of the ocean is what made this experience one of a kind. The fresh air that wafted in the air gave me the chills that ran up both my arms. The wet sand mixed with the salt...
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... There is really no right or wrong answer when it comes describing how or why particular foods or smells moves someone emotionally. The emotion occurs for one reason or another. The ethnic background of an individual can play a part in the experience or emotion. For example being a Haitian the smell of white rice, beans and turkey being cooked brings a since of being back in Haiti among family and friends. Another smell that brings a sense of emotion is when coffee is being brewed regardless of what time of the day, it makes you want to drink it. The smell makes an individual feel alive and well. These types of foods bring comfort and remembrance of family such as grandparents who have past. In a Haitian household the foods and smells are what brings families and friends together and can make an individual stop and remember their childhood. It may not be truly understood how or why foods or smells bring the emotion that it brings all that can really be determined is that it does and in some cases it brings about a peace. These are just a few examples of how particular foods and smells can bring emotion to an individual. In this experience the learning theories where influential and played an important role in expressing the thought and feeling of the individual are behaviorism, cognitive, humanistic and social. Emotions are caused by external stimuli such as the sight and smell of food. The way this can be interpreted depends on how it is viewed. In other words, the way we see...
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...iris actually is a pigmented muscle that controls the size of the pupil, which dilates to allow more light into the eye or contracts to allow less light into the eye. The iris and pupil are covered by the cornea. The range of perception of the eye is phenomenal. In the dark, the eye perception would be a substance produced by the rod cells which increases the sensitivity of the eye so that it is possible to detect very dim light. Strong light, the iris contracts reducing the size of the lens that admits light into the eye and a protective obscure substance reduces the exposure of the light-sensitive cells. Ears - Hearing The organ for hearing in our body is the ears. The outer ear which appears away from the head and is shaped to direct sounds toward the tympanic membrane, which he organ that transmits vibrations to the inner ear through a series of small bones in the middle ear called the malleus,...
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...the time of fall. Fall patterns and observations take place around the time of October, as mid-season it is easier to see acknowledge the nature differences. The texture was rough, since the leafs would fall off the trees and break with a crumble sound, the sounds for fall changed as the...
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... Engrams are basically memory traces. The engram creates a specific code, taking note of the scenery you are surrounded by. Most often, they take note of what your body senses - things you touch, smell, hear, see, and taste. That code is now the memory that will ignite in the future. The simple smell in the air, or a specific sound that occurs can bring somebody back to a place that holds value in their mind. You could hear a song and be brought back to a time in your life when that song was important at some moment. Memories are often stored in the brain because of the senses that we as humans have. In “The Longhouse, Oneida Museum” by Roberta Hill, it is apparent that she remembers the Longhouse because of sensory details....
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...increasing sounds of whirring engines and the dull roar of never-ending road traffic. The potent smells of fuel and exhaust blow across my position followed by the putrid smells of burning rubber and hot brake material. It is night and the stars are as bright, making the world seem like such a small and insignificant place. Aircraft pass over, giving off their locations with small flashing lights and harsh, powerful noise. Condensation collects on the grass, wetting my shoes with its moisture, making things slippery and cold. The wind can be heard rustling over the large, towing concrete and metal building behind me. The sounds of shuffling feet and objects being carried or dragged are heard in the slight silence. I cannot place the location of the shuffling as it is off in the darkness, too far away to scale its distance or direction or if it is something to be concerned with. Description #2 As the cool air is brought in with the night, sounds of aircraft wafting through the air and automobiles scurrying their way along their paths fill the air. The day’s operations are ceasing and the smells of equipment being shut down and vehicles coming to a halt are dwindling with time. The night begins to offer its nightly starlight show, with millions of quaint, twinkling stars like a distant fireworks show happening so far away. The breeze brings cool air and moist condensation to the densely inhabited area making everything around shimmer in the sparse moonlight. The sounds of people...
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...the lake is still and calm as a dense fog drifts slowly like molasses across the smooth surface. it smells like fresh dirt and mineral water from the recent rainfall with the slightest hint of of something you can’t put your finger on… something that is decomposing maybe. faint sounds emanate from the center of the circular body… sounds like the bubbles surfacing in a thick concoction. closer to the lake the smell becomes clearer, definitely something rotting. the water is ice cold and it feels like something under the surface is going to take hold at any minute - something you can’t see. suddenly there is something that surfaces - probably a fish - but in the mere second it is there a shiny gold object can be seen attached to the thing; something...
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...store well for months without rotting easily and they taste much better. Today, I am going to talk about a potato based on 5 senses, which is taste, smell, sight, touch and hearing. First of all, Taste. How does a potato taste like? Can we eat raw potatoes? Are they poisonous? Well, some people said they have more vitamin C than a cooked potato, some said that the nutrients in a cooked potato are more bioavailable, and some said that raw potatoes don’t have as much starch so they are more digestible. With this vague nutritional information, some people eat the potatoes raw, and it is not lethal to do so. It is best to avoid eating the skin, especially if it is sprouting. But for me, it is best to avoid consuming the potatoes raw as they can be hazardous to our health, exposing us to dangerous substances, bacteria and food borne illness. Excessively eating raw potatoes can also result in liver complications whereby it contains large amounts of carbohydrate that are easily absorbed by the body, resulting in a fatty liver. Well how about a cooked potato? How does it taste like? Well for me, it tasted like moist tender stuffs. Well, I guess you all know how a French fries taste like, right? Sometimes it is oily, soft, crispy or maybe just soggy if you just leave it on the table after cooking it. Secondly, smell. How does a potato smell...
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...time of its senses as well as the average reaction time. Background and Related Literature: According to studies such as those done by Brebner and Welford published in 1980, mean auditory reaction times are .14-.16 seconds and mean visual reactions times are .18-.2 seconds. The time it takes for the signal to reach the brain was also found by these studies; it takes auditory stimulus .08-.1 seconds to reach the brain while visual stimulus take .2-.4 seconds to reach the brain. Based on this information as well as that from the experiment, a new hypothesis and prediction were being proposed such that if it does takes longer for light stimulus to reach the brain, then the reaction time to light will be slower than the reaction time to sound. Considering the theory of evolution, it must be assumed that the variation in reaction times has some sort of purpose. One possible idea is that the fight or flight instinct begins with the recognition of danger and in general something which produces light has less...
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...Chemical Senses Julie Harris PSY/345 September 28, 2015 Adam Casteberry Chemical Senses Chemical sensory is the process by which the body experiences the world through the sense of smell and taste. The process the brain uses to perceive the smells and tastes that are introduced to it is through an electrical mapping of electrical impulses similar to the sense of touch, sight, or sound. Each sense is individual but through the interaction of each a more whole picture is produced that the brain stores as a memory. Most adults have their memories peppered with the smells and tastes that helped create those memories whether it was the first time a person was asked to be married, or the first time a person faced death, each experience is marked by a distinct taste or smell that will call up the memory and shape the person who holds it. The process of chemical sensory is conducted mainly through the nose and mouth through a bombardment of sensations is experienced throughout each day. Once considered separate from each other as either the nose or mouth people have become aware of the connection between the two senses as being tied irrevocably to each other. Chemicals in foods are detected by pallia that we have labeled taste buds, small structures in the mouth that are embed in the tongue, the back of the mouth, and the palate (Society for Neuroscience, 2012). Each person has a range of 5,000 to 10,000 taste buds that consist of 50 to 10 sensory cells that are stimulated...
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...mental states such as thoughts, feelings, and emotions into consideration is useless in explaining behavior. It's important to note that classical conditioning involves placing a neutral signal before a naturally occurring reflex. In Pavlov's classic experiment with dogs, the neutral signal was the sound of a tone and the naturally occurring reflex was salivating in response to food. By associating the neutral stimulus with the environmental stimulus (the presentation of food), the sound of the tone alone could produce the salivation response. In order to understand how more about how classical conditioning works, it is important to be familiar with the basic principles of the process. The Unconditioned Stimulus The unconditioned stimulus is one that unconditionally, naturally, and automatically triggers a response. For example, when you smell one of your favorite foods, you may immediately feel very hungry. In this example, the smell of the food is the unconditioned stimulus. The Unconditioned Response The unconditioned response is the unlearned response that occurs naturally in response to the unconditioned stimulus. In our example, the feeling of hunger in response to the smell of food is the unconditioned response. Ads Up to $2000 Deposit Bonus ads-securities.com Open an Account and Get...
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...scenic; I can see trees, lights and just more trees. It always seemed like the ride was longer than it was. As we reach our destination I can see farms and the smell of fresh car manure is in the air. When the fresh smell of manure comes thought the can windows I know we made it to our destination. I can feel the crackling of the rocks under the can tires and hear the grandfather use the key card at the security gate; I can hear the beep that we have been cleared. The smell of the camp fires crackling and the laughter of children is everywhere. I can here water running and music lightly playing as I jump up in excitement I see we made it. The light from the camp fires are blaring every which way I look. I see kids and adults sitting and standing around the fires talking, playing, melting marshmallows on a stick and some are making smores. As we drive through the gravel paved roads, driving ten miles an hour I watch everyone out the window in envy. We reach the bend where I realize we are almost at my grandparent’s trailer. We pull up to the trailer and park and as we get out the van, the smells and sound are so exhilarating Fresh smells of burning wood and good conversations and laughter are in the air. As we reach the door of the trailer my Grandmother was waiting on us to arrive, she welcomes us in. The fresh smell of the linens on the bed drags me in the trailer from the porch to the pull out...
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