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Sensory experience is the human perception of stimuli and information received through the body, particularly the sensory organs such as the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin. Humans can sense external things such as sunlight and internal things such as sleepiness. We can also sense general states such as the passage of time. With the exception of internal thought processes, everything that humans experience is a sensory experience. The following are common examples.
VisualThe visual look and feel of things. People tend to be highly visual and will quickly judge things based on visual aesthetics.AuditorySense of hearing such as experiencing silence, music or the lively chatter of a busy restaurant.OlfactorySmell experiences such as a new plastic product that has a chemical smell when you open it.GustatorySense of taste such as the flavor of food at a restaurant.
TactileSense of touch such as how a flower feels in your hand.ThermalSense of temperature such as a hotel room that is too hot.NociceptiveSense of pain such as ice skates that are causing blisters on your feet.ProprioceptiveSense of position and movement of your body.EquilibrioceptiveSense of balance such as balancing yourself on a snowboard.InteroceptiveInternal sensations such as hunger, thirst and heartbeat.Itch SenseSensing irritation of the skin that elicits an urge to scratch.Tickle SenseLight touches that induce a strange urge to laugh.Stretch SenseThe ability to feel the stretching of your muscles and tissues of the body.ChronoceptiveThe sense of time passing such as a customer who feels their day is wasted as they struggle with the automated support chat of a major ecommerce site.VestibularSense of motion relative to forces such as acceleration and gravity. For example, feeling the acceleration as you drive a sports car.BarometricSensing changes in atmospheric pressure such as pain in your ears due to altitude changes.Pressure SenseSensing pressure on the body such as diving deep in a pool.HygroreceptionSensing moisture levels in your environment.ChemoreceptionDetecting chemical signals. In humans, this typically works with a combination of smell and taste.Aesthetic SenseThe human ability to perceive things as beautiful or otherwise appealing to the senses.Vibration SensationThe ability to sense vibrations such as the haptic feedback of a game controller.Hum SensationThe ability to sense minor vibrations in your environment.Mental VisualizationThe ability to visualize things from the imagination or from memory.Texture DetectionThe ability to characterize the texture of things such as smooth or rough.Weight PerceptionThe ability to approximate the weight of something by holding it or interacting with it.Floating SensationBeing able to sense that the body is weightless or buoyant in water.Echo SensationThe ability to detect that sound is the result of reflected sound waves.Infrared SensationSensing infrared radiation such as sunlight as heat.Color TemperatureSensing that things are hot or cold based on their color. This is mostly inaccurate but appears to be a common human perception nonetheless. For example, red things are generally perceived as warm and blue as cold.IntuitionIntuition is implicit understanding that is not based on any conscious thought process. This is often described as a sense. For example, the sense that a situation is dangerous.SummaryHumans experience the world and our own internal state using the senses. The senses can work together and are interpreted with cognitive processes. In many cases, the senses aren't fully understood. For example, there are multiple hypotheses for how intuition works but there is currently no generally accepted theory that explains it.DiscussionHumans certainly have more than five senses but the exact number is debatable. Some counts go as high as 54 senses. Humans do have five primary sensory organs known as the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin. However, other parts of the body also sense things. For example, the vestibular system in the inner ear that senses balance, spatial orientation and movement.
Human ExperienceOther aspects of the human experience.
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