The sensory systems are largely intertwined with the nervous system because the nervous system receives sensations and interprets what they mean. When there is damage to part of a sensory system, it may change the sensory experience.

Imagine you have been asked to write an article for a popular medical magazine on the role of the sensory system and the effects of damage within it.

Choose 2 of the 5 senses.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word article on how damage to the nervous system affects the sensory experience. Include the following:

• Identify which nervous system structures are involved in that sensory system.
• Identify which peripheral nervous system structures are involved in the chosen sensory systems, including sensory and motor neurons.
• Explain potential or hypothetical damage to the structures.
• Describe how the damage has affected the nervous system’s function, including autonomic nervous system responses (parasympathetic and sympathetic) as well as somatic nervous system responses.
• Explain why this change in the nervous system has occurred.
• Explain external indicators, or symptoms, of the damage.
• Describe how the sensory experience may be different because of this damage.

Include a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed sources.

Format your article according to APA guidelines.