sensation
Let an agent handle sensation by modality, receptors, thresholds and changes, giving general information and routing sudden sensory loss to medical care.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Modality Which sense.
Which
Sense.
Which
Modality.
- Which sensory modality is involved? definition
- Which receptors detect it? definition
Threshold
Limits.
Threshold
Thresholds.
- What are the typical detection thresholds? measurement
- How were they measured? provenance
Processing From sensation to perception.
Adaptation
Change over time.
Adaptation
Adaptation.
- How does the sense adapt to constant stimuli? definition
- Which studies show it? provenance
Perception
Interpretation.
Perception
Perception.
- How does perception differ from sensation here? definition
- What illusions show the difference? provenance
Health Changes.
Sudden
Loss of sensation.
Sudden
Sudden sensory changes.
- Is there sudden loss of vision, hearing or feeling, or numbness on one side? boundary
- Which emergency or urgent service should be contacted? action
Assessment
Testing.
Assessment
Sensory testing.
- Which professional tests hearing or vision? provenance
- How can a test be arranged? action
Applications Uses.
Food
Sensory analysis.
Food
Sensory analysis.
- How is sensory analysis used for food, such as mouthfeel? definition
- Which standards apply? provenance
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Figurative sense.
- Is sensation as a public stir meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- chemosensation, absolute threshold of hearing, mouthfeel, cenesthesia, color constancy, hearing range, ocular vision, roughness, sound localization, chewiness, C4, C8
What it is Filled
The detection of a stimulus by sensory receptors and its initial processing, such as sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, proprioception and interoception, distinct from but closely linked to perception.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle sensation by modality, receptors, thresholds and changes, giving general information and routing sudden sensory loss to medical care.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Detection by receptors
- Many modalities
- Has thresholds
- Adapts over time
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Expose people to stimuli that can damage senses, such as loud sound or bright light.
- Use sensory tricks to manipulate people.
- Infer a person's sensory disability without consent.
- Dismiss a person's reports of what they sense.
Only with a human decision
- Testing sensation in people for medical or legal decisions.
May
- Explain how senses work, citing scientific sources.
- Adapt outputs, such as volume or contrast, to a user's stated sensory needs.
Moral aspects Filled
- Sensory losses affect independence and access.
- People with sensory differences are often excluded by design.
Who is affected
- People with sensory impairments
- Users of devices
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a function of living beings; each person controls information about their own senses.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q5720030 - registry parent class
related
- detection - category
- perception - process
- sensory receptor - mechanism
- psychophysics - field
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.sensation
- Wikidata: Q3955369 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3955369)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Sensory modalities
- Thresholds such as hearing range
- Sensation as a public stir is a different sense
- Not physical; experienced as seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain sensory modalities
- describe thresholds and adaptation
- distinguish sensation from perception
- recognise when sensory changes need care
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Ignoring sudden sensory loss
- Agents diagnosing sensory problems
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 226 equal-loudness contours
- ISO 5492 sensory analysis vocabulary
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding how organisms detect the world and their bodies.
- vision
- hearing
- touch and pain
- taste and smell (chemosensation)
- proprioception and interoception
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3955369: sensation - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Sensation (psychology) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each modality be a separate entry?
- How should psychophysics data be linked?
- How should the figurative sense be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3955369/spec.json