Sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste. Almost everyone recognizes our five senses. Without them, we’d have no music, no painting, no culinary delights.
The classic five aside, there’s more than meets the visual cortex when it comes to senses. In addition to the famous five, there are a slew of other senses constantly updating us about the world inside and outside of our bodies. They detect hunger and carbon dioxide and tell us where our arms and legs are. They may not help us see the sunset, smell the roses or tune in to our favorite songs. But without this suite of essential senses working in the background, we likely wouldn’t even be alive.
