Answer:
The process of receiving stimulus energies from the external environment and transforming those energies into neural energy is called SENSATION.
The process of organizing and interpreting that sensory information is called PERCEPTION.
Explanation:
Sensory receptors are involved in receiving stimuli from the external or internal environment. In this process of reception, the sensory receptors also absorb a small amount of energy from some stimulus and transduce, or convert, the energy of the stimulus into electrical signals. Electrical signals represent the information currency of the nervous system and the process is called sensation. Perception is the conscious awareness of a sensation. The brain organizes and interprets sensation during the perception. For instance, the primary visual area of the brain visual information and is involved in visual perception.
