1. 2. Senses
   1. 1.functions of the SENSES to organism
      1. A. senses give information/meaning about environment
         1. Some basic functions
            1. 1alerting function
            2. 2localization
            3. 3recognition (self, kin, others, enemies)
            4. 4social/sexual/reproductive communication
      2. B. Senses give information about internal states and "self"
         1. pressure, tension, glucose, oxygen, orientation, balance
      3. CSenses serve as a selective filter of information
      4. D.Three questions concerning human senses
   2. 2.methods of study
      1. A.anatomical
         1. 1 types of sensory cells
            1. 1chemical, mechanical, photo sensitive
         2. 2cell architecture
         3. 3interconnecting pathways
         4. 4single cell recording & neural mapping
         5. 5lesioned/normal comparisons
         6. 6 sensory "maps" in the neocortex
      2. the sensory-motor homonculus for humans
      3. B.discrimination tasks
      4. C.ecological inference-relation between senses and life-style
      5. D.development
   3. 3.specific input senses
      1. smell--recognition of molecules
      2. taste
      3. hearing
      4. balance
      5. vision (depth, acuity, color, recognition)
         1. color
         2. depth perception
      6. touch
      7. cross-modal meanings