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Forme voulue :

    senses?(\b)

Définition :

    [Dans le domaine physique, des sensations] Faculté d'éprouver des sensations physiques; système récepteur d'une catégorie spécifique de sensations.

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How many senses does a human being have?

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HowStuffWorks article:
"How many senses does a human being have?." 01 April 2000.
HowStuffWorks.com.
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The standard list of five senses doesn't really give our bodies credit
for all of the amazing things they can do. There are at least a dozen
different things we can sense \!/ Attention ! Mon dictionnaire me dit que cette forme ne correspond sûrement pas au sens recherché ! Mais je peux me tromper... \!/.

In order for us to have a sense, there needs to be a sensor. Each
sensor is tuned to one specific sensation. For example, there are
sensors in your eyes that can detect light. That is all that they can
detect. To track down all of the different senses a person has, the
easiest thing to do is to catalog all of the different sensors. Here
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* In your eyes, you have two different types of light sensors. One
set of sensors, called the rods, senses light intensity and works
well in low-light situations. The other type, called cones, can
sense colors (and actually, there are three different types of
cones for the three primary colors) and require fairly intense
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* Also in your ears are sensors that let you detect your orientation
in the gravitational field -- they give you your sense of
balance.
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These cells give us the sense of touch, sense of pain, sense of
temperature and sense of itch. How Sunburns and Sun Tans Work has some
interesting information on the skin.
* In your nose, there are chemical sensors that give you your sense
of smell. Check out this Question of the Day.

* On the tongue, there are chemical receptors that give us our sense
of taste.
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the different parts of your body are and about the motion and
tension of the muscles. These senses let us, for example, touch
our index fingers together with our eyes shut.
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* There are also the senses of hunger and thirst. How Food Works
contains some information on hunger.
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Depending on how you want to count it, there are between 14 and 20
different senses listed here.

There are some people who do seem to have other senses. For example,
there are many people who can sense \!/ Attention ! Mon dictionnaire me dit que cette forme ne correspond sûrement pas au sens recherché ! Mais je peux me tromper... \!/ impending weather changes. My
mother could always sense when I was about to make a mess (the sense
also known as "eyes in the back of the head"). And many people feel
that they can sense \!/ Attention ! Mon dictionnaire me dit que cette forme ne correspond sûrement pas au sens recherché ! Mais je peux me tromper... \!/ when someone else is looking at them. No
scientific proof for any of these senses, yet...

These links will help you learn more:
* Human Senses Pictures
* Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World
* Seeing Digital: The synergy of human senses and digital technology
- PDF
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