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Also Known As sensory system • sense perception • sensory reception

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compound eye
tarsier; night vision
polarizing filter
human ear canal
sense of balance; inner ear
statocyst gravity sensors
lateral line system
vestibular system
Circumvallate papillae
animal: sensory structures
Do different parts of the tongue taste different flavors?
How do blind people perceive the world?
How do color and scent affect taste?
Understand the concept of synesthesia and know its advantages
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Johannes Müller
German physiologist
C.I. Lewis
American philosopher and logician
David Hunter Hubel
American biologist
Donald Redfield Griffin
American biophysicist