Sensation+and+Perception

Once information is taken in through the senses, the information must be interpreted. Sensation is the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the central nervous system. Perception is the psychological process through which we interpret sesory stimulation. Contrary to popular belief, we have more senses than vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. However, the information received from visual stimulation is usually considered more essential than the other senses.



Other senses include smell, taste, and touch. Touch is better called the skin senses because it is really a combination of pressure, temperature, and pain. Still other body senses include the vestibular sense, which tells you whether you are upright without having to use your eyes, and kinesthesis, which informs people about the position and motiuon of their bodies.



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