Energy Senses

Definition

Energy senses refer to our abilities to perceive different types of energy such as light (vision), sound waves (hearing), and pressure (touch).

Related terms

Sensory Receptors: These are specialized cells that convert specific types of environmental stimuli into signals that can be interpreted by our nervous system.

Perception:

This is the process by which we interpret sensory information, allowing us to recognize meaningful objects and events.

Transduction:

This is the conversion of physical signals from the environment into encoded neural signals sent to the central nervous system.