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Sensory Adaptation

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Sensory adaptation is the reduced response of receptors to an unchanging stimulus over continued exposure.

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A strong smell on entering a room becomes unnoticeable within minutes while the molecules remain present.

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Adaptation is not habituation. One is receptor-level and automatic; the other is learned and central.

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