sense
Let an agent explain the senses and how they work, describe sensory diversity across species, support questions on sensory function and impairment in general terms, and separate other senses of the word sense.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the senses and how they work, describe sensory diversity across species, support questions on sensory function and impairment in general terms, and separate other senses of the word sense.
A faculty by which an organism perceives stimuli from its environment or body, such as sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, balance, pressure sensitivity, temperature and pain, and by extension a capacity for perception or appreciation such as a sense of humour or direction; senses are mediated by receptors and neural processing, vary across species, and are studied in physiology, psychology and philosophy, and the word also names meanings of words and sound judgement.
What it is for: Faculties of perception.
It can be explain the senses; describe sensory diversity; support sensory function questions; separate other senses.
Distinguishing features
Receptor-based
Neural processing
More than five
Species variation
What it looks like
Not physical as a faculty; sense organs such as eyes and ears.
How it is recognised
Faculty of perceiving stimuli
Sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell and more
Sense as a word meaning or as good judgement are other senses
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - selection among sensory input
is related to - interpretation of sensory input
is related to - light reaching the eye
In practice
Families and kinds
the classical five senses
somatic senses including pressure, temperature and pain
balance and proprioception
interoceptive senses such as thirst
senses in other animals such as electroreception
Standards and regulation
Clinical standards for sensory testing
Accessibility standards for sensory impairment
Animal welfare considerations of sensory capacities
Failure modes and hazards
Assuming only five senses
Agents giving personal medical advice
Confusing senses of the word
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.sense-2
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What senses are.
Physiology.
Senses
The senses.
Senses
Senses.
- What are the human senses beyond the classical five, including pressure sensitivity, balance, proprioception and interoception, and how do receptors and the brain produce perception? definition
- Is a sensory faculty, a word meaning or good judgement meant? boundary
Species
Senses across species.
Species
Species.
- How do senses differ across animals, including senses humans lack? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific sense? action
Health Sensory function and impairment.
General information.
Impairment
Sensory impairment.
Impairment
Impairment.
- What causes sensory impairments, and what support and accessibility measures exist, according to health and accessibility bodies? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own senses, which needs a clinician? boundary
Testing
Sensory testing.
Testing
Testing.
- How are senses tested clinically and in research? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific test? action
Experience Perception and experience.
Science.
Perception
From sensation to perception.
Perception
Perception.
- How does the brain integrate sensory input, and what are illusions and multisensory effects? provenance
- Which entry fits perception? action
Pain
Pain and suffering.
Pain
Pain.
- How are pain and suffering understood as sensory and affective experiences in humans and animals, according to research? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Learn Philosophy and teaching.
Education.
Philosophy
Philosophy of the senses.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- How have philosophers treated the senses and their reliability, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can the senses be taught with experiments? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each sense be a separate entry?
- How should physiology resources be linked?
- How should accessibility guidance be linked?