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Skip this Advertisement Encyclopa Britannica senses CREATE MY senses NEW ARTICLE""UGGEST EDIT "ARTICLE HISTORY "ADD TO YOUR SITE "OMMENT " " " "Science & Technology : : senses Table of Contents: sensesMainMainYear in Review LinksYear in Review LinksRelated ArticlesRelated ArticlesExternal Web sitesExternal Web sites Citations Main Year in Review Links Related Articles External Web sites Citations Media Article History Contributors Related Articles Additional Content Web Sites Widgets & Gadgets Dictionary Related Products VIDEO The way cats play can affect their behaviour.[Credits : Acquired from Vast Video] Both wild and domestic horses rely on their senses.[Credits : Acquired from Vast Video] REFERENCED IN RELATED TO Aspects of the topic "senses" are discussed in the following places at Britannica Assorted References general characteristics (in life (biology): Sensory capabilities and awareness) human (in sensory reception, human) information processing (in information processing: Elements of information processing) animals (in animal (biology): The senses) animal behaviour (in animal behaviour: Sensory-motor mechanisms) arachnids (in arachnid (arthropod): Nervous system and sense organs) mites and ticks (in acarid (arachnid): External features) scorpions (in scorpion (arachnid): Internal features) spiders (in spider (arachnid): Nervous system and senses) bats (in bat (mammal): Orientation) Cnidaria statocyst and ocelli (in cnidarian (invertebrate): Nervous system and organs of sensation) feeding behaviour (in feeding behaviour: Caloric regulation) fish (in fish (animal): Behaviour; in fish (animal): The nervous system and sensory organs ) mating (in reproductive behaviour (zoology): Modes of sexual attraction) mollusks (in mollusk (animal phylum): The nervous system and organs of sensation) organs (in physiology: Information transfer) primates (in primate (mammal): Sensory reception and the brain) philosophy epistemology (in epistemology (philosophy): Knowledge of the external world; in epistemology (philosophy): Phenomenalism ) philosophy of mind (in philosophy of mind: Philosophy of mind and empirical psychology) views of Aristotle (in Aristotle (Greek philosopher): Philosophy of mind) Berkeley (in George Berkeley (Irish philosopher)) Lewis (in C.I. Lewis (American philosopher and logician)) Locke (in history of Europe: The influence of Locke) Lucretius (in Lucretius (Latin poet and philosopher): Argument of the poem.) People The following are some people associated with "senses" C.I. Lewis (American philosopher and logician) David Hunter Hubel (American biologist) Donald Redfield Griffin (American biophysicist) Johannes Peter M(German physiologist) Other The following is a selection of items (artistic styles or groups, constructions, events, fictional characters, organizations, publications) associated with "senses" Jacobson's organ (zoology) alarm pheromone antifeedant (biochemistry) attractant (biology) baroreception (physiology) binocular vision (sense) bone conduction (physiology) brain (anatomy) carotid body (neurology) chemoreception (physiology) common chemical sense (biology) cutaneous sense (physiology) echolocation electroreception eyespot (biology) feeding stimulant (chemistry) flavour (sensation) human ear (anatomy) human eye (anatomy) human sensory reception kinesthesis (sensory phenomenon) living things mechanoreception (sensory reception) nociception (biology) odour olfactory epithelium (anatomy) pain paradoxical cold and heat (biology) perception pheromone (biochemistry) photoreception (biology) photosynthesis (biology) proprioception (biology) psychophysics repellent scent mark (zoology) sensation sense organ (anatomy) smell (sense) sound reception swim bladder (fish anatomy) tactile hair (biology) taste (sense) taste bud (anatomy) thermoreception (physiology) thermoregulation (physiology) touch (sense) touch reception (biology) vision (physiology) visual acuity (physiology) MAGAZINES SOURCES CLASSICS EBOOKS Be Sense-ible! Jack &Jill, January 2007 A Sense of Urgency. School Administrator, August 2009 Horse sense Contest Winner! Cobblestone, November 2007 THE SENSE OF WONDER. Horse &Rider, November 2007 MAPPING LONDON: MAKING SENSE OF THE CITY. Architectural Review, April 2008 No results found. Type a word or double click on any word to see a definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Type a word or double click on any word to see a definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. ARTICLE from the Encyclopa Britannica ""Britannica currently does not have an article on this topic. Help us create one by contributing now. Citations MLA Style: "senses." Encyclopa Britannica. 2010. Encyclopa Britannica Online. 01 Jan. 2010 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/534691/senses>. APA Style: senses. (2010). In Encyclopa Britannica. 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