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Interacting with the environment receiving and interpreting signals

Moyra J. Smith

Published 2020 in Unknown venue

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Abstract In this chapter key sensory systems and their interactions with the environment are present. The sensory systems review include peripheral touch and pain sensory organs, hearing and vision. Structures and pathways related to pain sensation are also considered in the light of specific conditions characterized by absence of pain detection and increased sensitivity to pain. In considering hearing the anatomy of the ear, particularly the middle and inner ear are briefly reviewed. Key insights into gene products involved in hearing have been gained through molecular studies of congenital deafness and information on congenital deafness and related protein is reviewed. Aspects of early detection of hearing loss in infants is presented and specific therapies for deafness are presented. The section on vision includes information on the structure of the eye and on the visual cycle, retinal pigmentary epithelium and photoreceptor interactions are briefly presented. Different forms of blindness are reviewed.

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