Talk:Somatosensory system
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I teach Tai Chi. I am interested in studies or research conducted on the Somatosensory system in relation to a persons balance and stimulas interpreation. The purpose of my interest to dymystify Tai Chi for the Western practioner.
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[edit] balance
we have an organ in the inner ear that tells us our orientation (except when we spin and get dizzy because the fluid sloshes around). what is this sense called, what is the organ called, and why is it not considered a sense like the others or listed in the article? Thank you. 87.97.8.96 12:23, 11 July 2006 (UTC).
It's the vestibular sense, and most psychologists now acknowledge its existence, along with the kinaesthetic sense.
[edit] Just a few Questions
Are senses sent to the brain as electronic pulses through the nervous system? What if these could be copied and (faked) and sent to someone's mind? Would they experience it like a new world?
