Fizjologiczne i patologiczne aspekty inwolucji zmysłów – część II: dotyk, smak, powonienie
Physiological and pathological aspects of the involution of the senses. Part II: Touch, taste, smell

Author(s): Anna Siudak
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: functioning of the senses; aging; pathology; touch; taste; smell
Summary/Abstract: The article is a continuation of divagations considering changes that occur withinthe senses in the process of natural and pathological aging. In the first part ofthe article (Physiological and pathological aspects of the involution of the senses.Part I: Vision, hearing, and the balance system) the phenomena occurringwithin leading modalities have been described, the efficiency of which determinesproper functioning. The second part includes analyses of auxiliary senses,showing the consequences of their natural and pathological involution. As in thefirst text, the author presents different senses according to the following formula:1) characteristics of the sense, 2) process of involution in physiological aging,3) description of potential pathology and 4) consequences for human functioning.

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