The Sense Organs and Perception

摘要: The sense organs or receptors (Carthy and Newell, 1968; Dethier, 1963; Horridge, 1965) are those structures whereby the energy of a stimulus arising outside or, less obviously, within insect, is transformed into nervous impulse which, after transmission to one central ganglia, usually results in change behaviour insect maintenance some existing activity. Proof that given organ receptor has, many cases, been obtained by electrical recording which follows stimulation but have studied only through observations on insect’s occasionally sensory function has ascribed solely basis structure anatomical relations. connection between effector maintain activity often represented as relatively simple reflex arc (Fig. 67) though it probable even simplest behavioural act involves coordination variable conducting paths whose functional depends quality physiological state system.