While staying at Vacheresse, just south of Lake Geneva, we visited Yvoire, a medieval village…
More senses than six: Proprioception
Wiki: Proprioception (pronounced /PRO-pree-o-SEP-shən, from Latin proprius, meaning “one’s own” and perception) is the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. Unlike the six exteroceptive senses (sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing, and balance) by which we perceive the outside world, and interoceptive senses, by which we perceive the pain and movement of internal organs, proprioception is a third distinct sensory modality that provides feedback solely on the status of the body internally. It is the sense that indicates whether the body is moving with required effort, as well as where the various parts of the body are located in relation to each other.
The cerebellum is largely responsible for coordinating the unconscious aspects of proprioceptio
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