sensory organ

Japanese: sensory organ(英語表記)sensoryorgan
sensory organ

…By making full use of the methods of operant conditioning and microelectrode techniques, recent efforts have been made to elucidate the neural mechanisms of perception rather than sensation. Nervous System [Tetsuro Ogawa]
[sensory organ]
The organs that receive stimuli from the outside or inside of the body, become excited, and transmit the excitement to the central nervous system (afferent side) are called sensory organs. They generally consist of a collection of many receptors.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sensory organ" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オペラント条件づけの方法と微小電極法を駆使することにより,最近は感覚よりはむしろ知覚についての神経機構を解明すべく努力がなされている。神経系【小川 哲朗】
【感覚器官sensory organ】
 体の外部または内部から与えられた刺激を受容して興奮し,その興奮を中枢神経系側(求心側)に伝える器官を感覚器官という。一般に多数の受容器の集合よりなる。…

※「sensory organ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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