specific nerve energies

Sensation type depends on special neurons {doctrine of specific nerve energies} {specific nerve energies doctrine} {specific nerve energies law} {law of specific nerve energies}, not on what stimulates them. The applied physical energy does not matter. Stimulating retina with light or pressure makes only sights. Sending sense receptor signals to, or electrically stimulating, nerve fibers makes only one sensation.

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