The process of taking in information with the senses is called sensation. It denotes the detection of external or internal stimulation. Some examples of sensation include: feeling pain, seeing danger, The process includes the following: First sensory receptors detect stimuli. Then the stimuli are transduced into electrical impulses (action potentials) to be decoded by the brain. Electrical impulses move along neural pathways to specific parts of the brain wherein the impulses are decoded into useful information and perception occurs.
