Sensation and Perception Hearing

Hearing SOUND: the brain’s interpretation of air molecules pounding on the eardrum The vibrating eardrum causes tiny bones to hit each other and carry the vibrations on to the fluid in the cochlea Receptor cells are inside the Organ of Corti. When the vibrations reach these, the message is sent to the brain

Adaptation Like our other senses, hearing undergoes adaptation—you get used to sounds, volume, etc. Example: car radio doesn’t seem that loud after a while, but when you turn on the car later, it blasts

Hearing The Sense of hearing is BILATERAL Each ear sends messages to BOTH cerebral hemispheres The primary destinations for auditory messages are the temporal lobes

Dominant senses Vision and hearing dominate human consciousness Most people rely on these two senses the most