1. Sensation and Perception
Hearing

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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