31 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Human Senses are Not Independent
The human senses (above all, that of hearing) do not possess one set of constant parameters, to be measured independently, one at a time. It is even questionable whether the various 'senses' are to be regarded as separate, independent detectors. The human organism is one integrated whole, stimulated into response by physical signals; it is not to be thought of as a box, carrying various independent pairs of terminals labeled 'ears', 'eyes', 'nose', et cetera.Folksonomies: categorization senses
Folksonomies: categorization senses
They work together, yet we erroneously conceptualize them as distinct from one another.