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Sensation
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Detection and transduction of stimuli; MCAT clue: impaired detection means sensation.
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How does the auditory pathway differ from the visual pathway?
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Hearing becomes bilateral early; vision is strongly contralateral by visual field.
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How does nociception differ from pain?
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Nociception is neural detection of damage; pain is conscious experience.
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Constancy
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Stable perception despite changing sensory input. MCAT clue: distance, angle, or lighting changes.
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