Sensory defensiveness

Descartes in this meditation wants to clarify what "I" is and how he can achieve this conclusion. He does not want to use his senses or imagination because as he has stated before they can be deceiving. He asserts how his senses and imagination are deceiving because he does not know if what he sees, smells or perceives to be truth, exists only in his head. He uses a piece of wax to explain what he thinks the wax is according to his senses. His sense of taste tells him that it…

When something we touch is bad for us we all want to be able to feel it and pull away as fast as we can to not cause trauma to our skin or even worse, the trauma is so bad that it ends up in death. Tactile perception is a very important part to us humans and animals and without it we wouldn’t be here. Tactile perception is the sense of touch. It also has to do with the brain’s ability to perceive what is being touched. Touch is a complex system called the somatosensory system; the sense that…

Central to the field of cognitive science lies the mind/body problem, which questions “the relationship between mental properties and physical properties,” (Robinson). The dualist argues that the mind and body are two separate entities and that the mind only exists within the body, specifically the brain. Thus, aligned with this belief, many dualists also hold rationalist views, or that one may gain knowledge via a priori experience. The rationalist believes that “there are significant ways…

“Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information so that it makes sense” (King, 2016, pg. 97). The perception of the bird with its connection to water “makes sense.” The kingfisher is living, therefore it needs water to drink and to bathe in. The color coding of the bird’s feathers…

issue with sensory processing because of their difficulty to understand others causes the perceptual overreactions (Gilberg 51). Autism possibly having an effect on intelligence is a controversial topic. This is considered a controversy because there is no concrete proof that ASD directly impacts intelligence. During the research I found three possible answers that show how autism may affect intelligence. The brain functioning of someone on the autism spectrum can cause some intellectual…

The choice of having to give up one of our five senses is a difficult one. Some individuals lose a sense of theirs all the time, whether they have lost it from an accident, from old age, or a plethora of other reasons a person may have lost one of their senses. Over the course of this assignment, I thought about it very carefully and all the senses seem to relate in some way; therefore giving up one sense is like giving up another. No matter which sense you choose to lose, the world as you know…

scales, the putrid odor, the awful taste, and the dull color of fish are just some of the factors that push me away. Fish have blessed my health, revolted my senses, and tortured my emotions. The plane that these scaled beasts effect the most is my sensory plane. Effected senses are my burned sense of smell, my scolded sense of taste, and my incinerated sense of touch. I immediately smell the horrific odor before gazing upon one of these magical creatures of pain. This indescribable slab of…

smelling, touching seeing,and taste. The five senses are vital and are respiratory sensory organs needed to respond or communicate with others effectively. These senses are developed as a new birth in the wound of your mother and is developed fully before you come out in dilation. I can only describe something through what i have actually experienced through active listening , sight , and observation what appeals to my sensory of nose buds and my taste…

As different religions throughout diverse cultures and various countries were explored, the majority if not all shared a common way of experiencing the divine. Religions are formed through sensual engagement or stimulation to the five senses and is evident throughout every religious group whether primitive or “modern”. The ability to see, feel, touch, taste, and smell allows for the participant to feel something whether it be stimulation to just one sense or a combination of senses. These…

Around eight o’clock one October night, my life was changed forever. A senior in high school, I was leaving the county fair, after having spent the evening with friends and family, enjoying one of the many “lasts” of my high school experience. I was stopped at a red light in front of my best friend when suddenly all I saw was white light and all I could hear was the screeching of tires and my own loud screaming. The bright, flashing lights of emergency vehicles and the feeling of being jerked…