Describe the Nervous System Pathway Used to Conduct Impulses from Touch

question 86

Essay

Describe the nervous system pathway used to conduct impulses from touch receptors in the skin up to the primary somatosensory cortex of the cerebrum.

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Definitions:

Congruency Effect

A phenomenon where the reaction time is faster and accuracy is higher when the properties of a stimulus are in harmony with its response.

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

The addition of a pleasant stimulus following a desired behavior, increasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Tertiary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that uses a stimulus indirectly linked to a primary or secondary reinforcer to modify behavior, such as money or tokens.