In your own words, define the following terms:

(a) modality:
(b) sensory projection:
(c) sensory adaptation:


(a) modality: production of a specific sensation upon stimulation of a specific receptor.
(b) sensory projection: assignment of a sensation by the brain back to its source.
(c) sensory adaptation: process that produces a short-term decline in responsiveness of a sensor after repeated stimulation.

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