We have more than five senses. A neuroscientist explains the hidden abilities we often overlook
(14th August, 2021; Science Focus)
How many senses does the average human have? Assuming you equate senses with their receptors, such as the retinas in your eyes and the cochlea in your ears, then the traditional answer to this question is five – seeing, hearing, touch, smell and taste.They’re called the ‘exteroceptive’ senses because they carry information about the external world.
But your body also has receptors for events occurring inside you, such as your beating heart, expanding lungs, gurgling stomach and many other movements that you’re completely unaware of. They’re traditionally grouped together as another sense, called ‘interoception’.
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I forgot to come back and reply to this when you posted it, but it was an interesting article, so thanks!
Apparently, science authors really like to explore the "more than five senses" meme. We had these two posts in a Steem Links conversation a few months ago:
When reading I answered 5, I kept reading and had not thought about what you say in the post, these 5 senses are also receptors, the image shows the sense of sight, as well as we can see, the eye receives the image and sends it to the brain, your post is very interesting.
Thank you. I'm glad you find it interesting!
I think part of what is difficult about some concepts like this is just definitions. And I suspect there may be some branches of science that disagree with the neuroscientist about what qualifies as a "sense", depending on their perspective. But what's most interesting to me is that there is evidence that our bodies have the ability to relay information to the brain that isn't covered by "the five senses" as we typically describe them!
Perhaps we need to agree on some better definitions to help broaden our understanding of how our bodies sense the world around us.
I learned something new today… Thanks for your contribution @primevaldad.
Love this! Yw.
Most animals are able to detect earth quakes even before they happen. Also, birds are able to travel long distances along the same path without a compass. Reflecting on these made me realize that the senses of animals and humans could certainly be more. Perhaps they have become vestigal to humans.
Excellent point!
I've thought about this, too. I fully expect that within this century we'll learn how to activate abilities that have remained latent in humans for thousands of years.