VP

• Visual perception is based on the sense of sight e.g. light projectsan image on to your retina but perception is not realitY
• he visual brain ‘interprets’ the retinal image, and creates arepresentation Your visual experience is the interpretation
• Bottom- up (data driven) emphasises theimportance of information from the environmentinfluencing our perceptual experience 5 SENSES
• Top-down (conceptually driven) emphasises theimportance of internal representation and intentionsso that sensory input are interpreted by priorexperience/ expectations
• Taste INVOLVES THE GUSATORTY SYSTEM
• Smell INVOLVES THE OFLATROY system
• Equilibrioception involves the vestibular SYSTEM
• A ‘sensory modality’ is a dedicated part of the nervoussystem that responds to specific physical inputs for example the temperature modality is registered after a hot or cold stimulate A RECEPTOR
• Exteroception provides the brain with signals about energies in theoutside world – our 5 senses
• Interoception provides the brain with signals about what's going oninside the body like brain is bobmabrede with loads of theses when you hurt yourself
• Proprioception is the main example of interoception – it providessignals about the contraction of muscles and the angles of our joints