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On Thermal Sensation and Entropy

Snyder, Douglas M. (1995) On Thermal Sensation and Entropy. [Preprint]

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Abstract

A neurophysiological thesis is proposed for thermal sensitivity that accounts for the disorder in physical processes that is fundamental to temperature. There is likely some form of thermal equilibrium rapidly established between thermoreceptors and the external environment local to those thermoreceptors that accounts for gauging the temperature accurately within a certain range.

Item Type:Preprint
Keywords:thermal, sensation, entropy, Locke, receptors, equilibrium, disorder, neurophysiology, cold, warmth, environment, thermoreceptor
Subjects:Neuroscience > Neurophysiology
Psychology > Physiological Psychology
ID Code:109
Deposited By: Snyder, Douglas
Deposited On:16 Jul 1999
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:53

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