Sense of Touch - The perception of pressure, temperature, or pain experienced through the skin., Sense of Smell - The perception of chemicals experienced through the nose., Sense of Sight - The perception of light experienced through the eyes., Chemoreceptors - A sensory cell that responds to a chemical stimulus., Photoreceptors - A sensory cell that responds to a visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum., Mechanoreceptors - A sensory cell that responds to mechanical stimuli such as pressure or sound waves., Receptor Field - A specific region of sensory space in which an appropriate stimulus can drive an electrical response in a sensory neuron., Axon - A thin and usually long extension of the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body., Dendrite - A branch that extends from a neuron's cell body and receives incoming information., Neurotransmitter - A chemical that is released when an electric impulse reaches the end of a neurons axon, transmits the signal to the dendrites of the next neuron., Synapse - A tiny gap between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron., Memory - Enduring changes in the mechanisms of behavior based on prior experience with environmental input.,

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