exteroceptor


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any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body

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The control of human balance is a complex task which is assured by uninterrupted flow of afferent signals reaching the central nervous system (CNS) from the muscle, tendon and joint proprioceptors, skin exteroceptors, and vestibular and visual inputs [2].
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With the sensorimotor mechanism the tape stimulates the mechano-receptors in the skin exteroceptors and, by reflex action, induces changes in muscle tone.
Effect of kinesio taping on explosive muscle power of gluteus maximus of male athletes
After the ablation of the outer flagellum, the baseline amplitude of integrated activity declined due to a decrease in spike number of mechanosensory afferents innervating exteroceptors on the outer flagellum.
Behavioral and electrophysiological experiments suggest that the antennular outer flagellum is the site of pheromone reception in the male helmet crab Telmessus cheiragonus
Conversely, athletes of open-skill-dominated sports perform largely according to a moment-to-moment changeable environment, or the information obtained by their exteroceptors. Given the contrasting information processing requirements for closed- and open-skill-dominated sports, Kane (1972) argued that field independence could be an advantage for participants in sports with a preponderance of closed skills, and field dependence could be an advantage for participants in sports with a preponderance of open skills.
Field dependence-independence and sports with a preponderance of closed or open skill
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