12 Jul 18
Originally posted by @ponderableThis does depend on who you ask. There are multiple scientific disciplines that are interested in the question, and we get to sort through the wreckage.
In fact we like to Group them into:
Visual
Auditive
Gustatoric
Olphactoric
Kinestethic
Of couse the gustatoric sens is made up pf at least five different sensors (sweet, bitter, salty, sour, umami) and we have a lot of sensors for kinesthetics
20 Jul 18
Originally posted by @ponderableMany more with fancy names but basically we can detect;
In fact we like to Group them into:
Visual
Auditive
Gustatoric
Olphactoric
Kinestethic
Of couse the gustatoric sens is made up pf at least five different sensors (sweet, bitter, salty, sour, umami) and we have a lot of sensors for kinesthetics
heat
gravity/acceleration
pain
vibration
body position
plus there are the senses that go on inside us (eg sensing sugar/insulin levels)
Children on with ASD often have one or more sense hyper or
hypo active and that is not limited to the traditional 5 senses..
Originally posted by @caissad4Intuition. It's also called the 6th sense.
Have you ever "felt" someone staring at you from behind you and you turn and someone is ? Which sense is that ?
It's your subconscious mind telling you something you're not consciously aware of. We are constantly bombarded with so much visual and audio (and tactile) information that's it's nearly impossible to deal with it all on the conscious level.
The problem people with autism have is they are consciously aware of too much of this information. Aside from that, Intuition is a very useful survival feature, and is also useful if you find yourself stuck when trying to solve a difficult problem. A sudden 'flash of intuition' can often times point you in the right direction.
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22 Jul 18
Originally posted by @lemon-limeBarometric receptors in the stomach sense when the stomach is full. They then signal the brain to decrease the appetite.
Intuition. It's also called the 6th sense.
It's your subconscious mind telling you something you're not consciously aware of. We are constantly bombarded with so much visual and audio (and tactile) information that's it's nearly impossible to deal with it all on the conscious level.
The problem people with autism have is they are consciously aware of ...[text shortened]... fficult problem. A sudden 'flash of intuition' can often times point you in the right direction.
07 Sep 18
Originally posted by @apathistThe problem with these kind of questions is that:
How many senses do you have
[b]Is the definition of the term "sense" in any way agreed upon?[/]
I don't think so.
A good answer can be any answer. Five senses? Hundreds of senses? Or exactly 37 senses? Well, noone knows. Because there is no definition about the term.
The ability of the brain to know when an ovulation is optimal, is this a sense?
The ability to know that the bladder wants to be emptied, is this a sense?
The ability to recognize human faces, is this a sense, is this a sense? (in fusiforma gyris).
The sense of religion? Mathematics? Languages? Are these real senses?
As we don't know what 'a sense' is, then we cannot efficiently discuss the quesiont, less answer it in a well defined way. So it boils down to opinions.