The Senses

How we perceive the world — sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and their limits.

All Anatomy Genetics Neuroscience Psychology Medicine & Disease The Senses

Human Body & Mind The Senses

Each eye has a blind spot the size of nine full Moons

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Human Body & Mind The Senses

Human hearing spans 20 Hz to 20 kHz and splits 1,500 pitches

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Human Body & Mind The Senses

Humans may tell apart a trillion smells, or far fewer

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Human Body & Mind The Senses

Your eyes have 120 million rods but only 6 million cones

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Human Body & Mind The Senses

The tongue taste map is a myth: every area tastes all five

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Human Body & Mind The Senses

How many senses do humans have? Far more than five

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