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... electrical currents may give perceived shocks in the ratio of 25 - to - 1 . In mathematical terms , Stevens's law can be written ψ = κφβ . represents perceived intensity ; represents stimulus intensity ; k is a constant of ...
... electrical currents may give perceived shocks in the ratio of 25 - to - 1 . In mathematical terms , Stevens's law can be written ψ = κφβ . represents perceived intensity ; represents stimulus intensity ; k is a constant of ...
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... electrical potentials ; electrical currents need not be quantized or fixed in size but can very continuously in an individual nerve cell and , moreover , can sum their effects with those of nearby nerve cells ( Schmitt , Dev , & Smith ...
... electrical potentials ; electrical currents need not be quantized or fixed in size but can very continuously in an individual nerve cell and , moreover , can sum their effects with those of nearby nerve cells ( Schmitt , Dev , & Smith ...
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... electrical potential , the continuously varying electrical potentials are converted to discrete , all - or - none neural impulses . The available evidence suggests that this second process is linear , in that the frequency of neural ...
... electrical potential , the continuously varying electrical potentials are converted to discrete , all - or - none neural impulses . The available evidence suggests that this second process is linear , in that the frequency of neural ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Doctrine of Equivalent Information | 11 |
The Doctrine of Analogous Sensory Attributes | 49 |
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acoustical activity analogy appear attributes auditory auditory system Baudelaire Baudelaire's Békésy bitter brain brightness cold colors common Conrad Aiken constant cortex cross-modal matching dark different modalities different senses dimensions discrimination doctrine Doctrine of Equivalent duration effect electrical energy equivalence example expressions Figure function haptic hearing high pitched images inhibition inputs intersensory intrinsic Journal language light loudness meanings mental modalities neural neurons notes objects odors patterns perceived perception perhaps physiological Poe's poem poet poetry potential principle processes produce properties proprioceptive psychological psychophysical receptor relation relationships resemble responses S. S. Stevens sensation magnitude sense modalities sensory correspondences sensory experience sensory intensity sensory qualities sensory systems Shelley sight similar skin smell sound frequency sound symbolism space spatial spatial summation stimulus stimulus intensity suggest summation suprasensory sweet synesthesia synesthetic metaphor tactile taste temporal theory threshold tion tones touch transfer unity verbal vision visual vowels W. S. Merwin Weber's law