Mechanism
Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions by lowering activation energy barriers and converting substrate molecules to products.…
AAMC Outline
Classification by Reaction Type
Enzymes are named for the reactions they catalyze; there are six categories of enzymes. Often,…
Bottom-Up and Top-down Processing
Perception refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced and involves…
Gestalt Principles
The Gestalt laws of grouping are a set of principles in psychology that explain how…
Perceptual Organization
Perception is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information to represent and understand the…
Vestibular Sense
The vestibular system, situated in the inner ear, is the sensory system that contributes to…
Kinesthetic Sense
Kinesthesia is the awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body…
Smell
The olfactory system gives humans their sense of smell by collecting odorants from the environment…
Taste
The senses of taste and smell are related because they use the same types of…
Somatosensation
The somatosensory system is distributed throughout all major parts of our body. It is responsible…