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What allows people to become less sensitive to unchanging stimuli?
sensory adaptation!!
Is the human retina is sensitive to ultraviolet light?
the lens is the most sensitive part of the eye. the retina can become damaged when there is an excessive ultraviolet light exposed.
Does your temp decrease with age?
Not unless you may be sick. Your temperature receptors may become less efficient or more sensitive. As you age you generally have less body mass, less muscle tissue and the organelles in your cells that are responsible for generating body temperature may no longer work as well, so you may get cold easier or not realize that you have overheated as readily.
Do particles become more or less orderly in freezing?
less
Is the skin on your thumbs thicker than your other fingers?
Not necessarily. Just less sensitive than the fingers.
What allows people to become less sensitive to unchanging stimuli?
sensory adaptation!!
What is peripheral adaptation?
Nerve receptor is stimulated so much that will ultimately become less sensitive to the skin.
Are teenage ears less sensitive then adults?
No. They are more sensitive
How are sensitization and desensitization different?
Sensitization also called positive adaptation is the type of sensory adaptation in which we become more sensitive to stimuli that are low in magnitude. Desensitization also called negative adaptation is the type of sensory adaptation in which we become less sensitive to constant stimuli.
Why do teenagers try new food?
They enjoy the thrill of an unknown. Also they're taste buds have become less sensitive since they were children, so they are less likely to remain as picky.
Does TNT become more or less sensitive with age?
If you leave TNT too long with contact to water/water vapour, it will begin to lose flamability
Why do teeth become so sensitive?
enamel has come off and dentin is almost showing.. usually happens after whitening, where you loose your overcoat of enamel and you r teeth become really sensitive.
Would an obese person be more of less sensitive to temperature change?
In general : less sensitive to cold, but more sensitive to heat. It has to do with the insulating properties of fat, and surface to volume ratios.
If I use Crest Whitening Strips, will my teeth become overly sensitive?
yes they can become overly sensitive. that's what I read on the site.
Are gay men sensitive?
No more (or less) sensitive than members of other minority groups.
Are shetland ponies sensitive.?
it depends on what you are talking about. all horses have feelings so they can get sensitive on what you do or say to them. but their skin can get sensitive. different breeds of horses have more or less sensitive skin.
Is there a way to make nipples less sensitive?
Ice
