A broadly acceptable (scientific) definition of a sense would be “A system that consists of a group of sensory cell types that responds to a specific physical phenomenon, and that corresponds to a particular group of regions within the brain where the signals are received and interpreted.” The traditional five senses refer to hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch.
Other Senses
Humans have other senses that they are aware of, outside of the traditional senses. Senses like balance, temperature, kinaesthetic sense (the perception or sensing of the motion, weight, or position of the body as muscles, tendons, and joints move), and pain. While we are familiar with the traditional 5 senses and are aware of some other senses, we have largely overlooked or ignored two critically important senses. They are particularly important now as we increase our levels of consciousness (which is a natural part of evolution).
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