PSY/CS330 Human Factors: Audtion and Signal Detection Theory

PSY/CS330 Human Factors

5/1/00

Day 1-2

General Characteristics of Sensory Systems

Stimulus Receptor Neural Relay Cortex

In Vision

Light Rods/Cones LGN of Thalamus Striate

In Audition

Sound Hair Cells MGN of Thalamus Sup. Temp. G.

uOther Generalities

lAlways more than one pathway in brain

lAlways more than one brain target

lUltimately sensory information is combined


	Multiple targets mean that to know one brain path it to know the sensory system incompletely.

	We do not know how this combination is accomplished. Nor is it likely to be complete.