Biopsychology: Sensation and Perception

Abstract

Open Educational ResourceSensation and perception are fundamental processes in the nervous system that allow organisms to interpret and respond to their environment. Sensation involves the detection of physical stimuli by sensory receptors, while perception is the interpretation of these sensory signals by the brain. Sensory system take the energy of the environment (e.g. light, chemical) and turn it into action potentials for the brain to process. CC-BY-NC-S