Describe the processes of transduction and adaptation. Include an example of each in your response
What will be an ideal response?
Transduction refers to the process in which a sense organ changes, or transforms, physical energy into electrical signals that become neural impulses, which may be sent to the brain for processing. For example, transduction occurs when a skunk's molecules enter your nose, which transforms the molecules into electrical signals, or impulses, that are interpreted by
your brain as the very unpleasant odor of a skunk.
Adaptation refers to the decreasing response of the sense organs, the more they are exposed to a continuous level of stimulation. For example, the continuous stimulation of glasses, jewelry, or clothes on your skin results in adaptation so that soon you no longer feel them.
Some sense organs adapt very quickly, and some very slowly. However, sense organs do not adapt to intense forms of stimulation , because such stimulation may cause physical damage.
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