Psychology Glossary 162

Sensory Adaptation: A phenomenon in which receptor cells lose their power to respond after a period of unchanged stimulation; allows a more rapid reaction to new sources of information.

感觉适应：受体细胞在一段时间接收不变的刺激后失去反应能力的现象；允许对新的信息来源作出更快速的反应。

Sensory Neuron: Neuron that carries messages from sense receptors toward the central nervous system.

感觉神经元:从感觉受体向中枢神经系统传递信息的神经元。

Sensory Receptor: Specialized cell that converts physical signals into cellular signals that are processed by the nervous system.

感觉感受器：由神经系统处理的，将身体信号转化为细胞信号的特殊细胞。