SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING
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A sensory receptor
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A specific type of sensory information
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An area of space specialised to respond to the senses
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An area of sensitivity in which a receptor can respond to a stimulus
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Detailed explanation-1: -The receptive field is a term originally coined by Sherrington (1906) to describe an area of the body surface where a stimulus could elicit a reflex.
Detailed explanation-2: -To put it another way, a receptive field is the receptor area which when stimulated results in a response of a particular sensory neuron.
Detailed explanation-3: -Receptive fields are regions of space where a stimulus causes a particular sensory neuron to respond. The concept of the receptive field was first introduced by Sir Charles Sherrington in relation to reflex actions. Receptive fields are known to exist in the somatosensory, visual and auditory system.
Detailed explanation-4: -The receptive field (RF) of a neuron in the visual system is the region within the visual field in which stimulation can affect the neuron’s response.