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Sensory Science: The Senses

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Sensory Science: The Senses

Ce cours fait partie de Spécialisation "Essentials of Sensory Science"

Instructeur : Rebecca Bleibaum

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Catégorie : Chemistry
Catégorie : Experimentation
Catégorie : Anatomy
Catégorie : Sensory Systems Analysis
Catégorie : Physiology
Catégorie : Neurology
Catégorie : Research Methodologies

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Humans are amazing sensors! This course will help you understand our sensing capabilities including taste, olfaction, tactile senses, vision, and audition. The course will explain at a high-level the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the senses and give you an appreciation of how senses are transmitted to, and experienced by, the brain. You’ll learn by experience to assess cases such as dysfunctions in olfaction or tactile temperature adaptation. Optional podcast conversations with experts in the field are included each week to provide additional insight on our senses and sensory research.

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In this module, we will begin our discussion on the senses starting with taste. We will also discuss primary tastes, anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of taste. We will then touch on transducer and neural effects including receptor types, stimulus-receptor transducer mechanisms, neural channels, neural codes, and cortical cell types and mechanisms. We will do an activity on taste adaptation and finish the module with an optional podcast conversation with Joel Sidel. Let's get started.

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11 vidéos7 lectures1 devoir4 sujets de discussion

11 vidéosTotal 53 minutes

Course Introduction5 minutes
Module Introduction1 minute
Taste - One of the Chemical Senses6 minutes
Taste Anatomy: Taste Buds5 minutes
Taste Nerve System2 minutes
Taste Transduction10 minutes
Taste Adaptation4 minutes
Mixture Effects, Inhibition and Synergy7 minutes
Trigeminal Chemical Sensitivity5 minutes
Taste Sensitivity3 minutes
Basic Taste4 minutes

7 lecturesTotal 181 minutes

Course Navigation and Safety Statement1 minute
Taste Adaptation Activity15 minutes
Selected Sensory Demonstration Activities (Optional)30 minutes
(Optional) Podcast: A Conversation with Joel Sidel45 minutes
Receptors and Transduction in Taste30 minutes
Two Decades of Supertasting: Where do we Stand?20 minutes
The Human Preference for Excess Salt40 minutes

1 devoirTotal 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz30 minutes

4 sujets de discussionTotal 50 minutes

Learning Goals10 minutes
Taste Adaptation Activity Results15 minutes
Selected Sensory Demonstration Activities Results15 minutes
(Optional Forum) Podcast: Joel Sidel10 minutes

In this module, we will continue discussing the senses focusing on olfaction and the tactile sensations. We will discuss the chemical nature of odorous stimuli, the anatomy of the olfactory system, and smell transduction. Let's begin.

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6 vidéos2 lectures1 devoir

6 vidéosTotal 22 minutes

Module Introduction2 minutes
Smell: The Chemical Nature of Odorous Stimuli3 minutes
Olfactory System Anatomy4 minutes
Smell Transduction3 minutes
Perception of Smell6 minutes
Classification of Odors3 minutes

2 lecturesTotal 85 minutes

A Novel Mutigene Family May Encode Odorant Receptors: A Molecular Basis for Odor Recognition45 minutes
Combinatorial Receptor Codes for Odors40 minutes

1 devoirTotal 15 minutes

Module 2 Quiz15 minutes

In this module, we will discuss retronasal olfaction versus orthonasal olfaction, dysfunctions in olfaction, and the basic system to describe the tactile senses. We will also do an activity on temperature adaptation. This module will end with an optional podcast conversation with Dr. Ann Noble. Let's begin.

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4 vidéos4 lectures1 devoir2 sujets de discussion

4 vidéosTotal 25 minutes

Stereochemical Theory: Lock and key3 minutes
Adaptation2 minutes
Orthonasal and Retronasal Olfaction4 minutes
Tactile Sensations, Cutaneous Perception16 minutes

4 lecturesTotal 69 minutes

Temperature Adaptation Activity15 minutes
(Optional) Podcast: A Conversation Dr. Ann Noble34 minutes
Predicting the Handle and Comfort of Military Clothing Fabrics from Sensory and Instrumental Data10 minutes
Odorant Shape and Vibration Likely Lead to Olfaction Satisfaction10 minutes

1 devoirTotal 15 minutes

Module 3 Quiz15 minutes

2 sujets de discussionTotal 20 minutes

Temperature Adaptation Activity Results10 minutes
(Optional Forum) Podcast: Dr. Ann Noble10 minutes

In this final module, we will continue discussing the senses focusing on vision and audition. At the end of the lesson, you will be able to describe the parts of the eye and parts of the retina. We will explain how receptor functions work, describe how to explain optical illusions, and go through aspects of depth perception. Finally, we will go into concepts surrounding hearing anatomy, transduction and adaptation. We will finish off this module with an optional podcast conversation with Dr. Armand Cardello.

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10 vidéos3 lectures1 devoir3 sujets de discussion

10 vidéosTotal 45 minutes

Module Introduction1 minute
The Anatomy of the Eye8 minutes
The Receptors4 minutes
Visual Areas of the Brain2 minutes
Optical Illusions7 minutes
Depth Perception3 minutes
Color Perception7 minutes
Hearing: Audition4 minutes
Hearing Transduction and Adaptation7 minutes
Course Summary2 minutes

3 lecturesTotal 115 minutes

(Optional) Podcast: A Conversation with Dr. Armand Cardello45 minutes
Chemesthesis: Pungency as a Component of Flavor30 minutes
Sound Perception and Food Quality40 minutes

1 devoirTotal 30 minutes

Module 4 Quiz30 minutes

3 sujets de discussionTotal 30 minutes

(Optional Forum) Podcast: Dr. Armand Cardello10 minutes
Influences on Sensory Evaluation Studies10 minutes
Self-Reflection10 minutes

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