1.6D Sensation: Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses and Sensory Interaction

Kinesthesis

our movement sense; our system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts.

Vestibular sense

our balance sense; our sense of body movement and position that enables our sense of balance.

Proprioceptors

position and motion sensors located in the muscles and joints that provide information about body position and movement.

Proprioception

the awareness of the position and movement of our body parts, primarily facilitated by proprioceptors in muscles and joints.

Semicircular canals

Sensory interaction

the principal that one sense can influence another, as when the smell of food influences its taste.

Embodied cognition

the influence of bodily sensations, gestures, and other states on cognitive preferences and judgements.