Perception: Taste, Vision and Smell (90 min.)
Video Clip (5 min.): Learn more about how fly mutations can generate anomolies in perception.
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Links & Resources
Dr. Zuker's research on seeing, feeling and tasting
General overviews of the senses
"The Interactive Fly," detailed information about fruit fly genetics and development
More about Dr. Zuker's research on taste
The challenges of developing taste modifiers
A tutorial on taste
Animation and description of how vision works
Extensive resources on vision
Overview of how smell works
Detailed information about the sense of smell (1)
Detailed information about the sense of smell (2)
Animation of how hearing works
Detailed information about hair cells
Receptors for touch, proprioception and pain
Mechanoreceptors in insects
How dancers make use of proprioception
Cell Biology Basics: "Inside the Cell" reference text by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Genetics Basics: Reference text on genetics from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
The Brain and Nervous System: A 52-page primer on the brain and nervous system by the Society for Neuroscience
Additional Public Resources from the Society for Neuroscience
Self-study guide on the nervous system with quizzes, animations, etc.
Elementary introduction to the nervous system
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