✗ The myth everyone repeats
The five senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch, and these are the only ways humans perceive the world.
✓ What is actually true
Humans have at least nine primary sensory systems: the five classical senses plus proprioception (body position awareness), equilibrium (balance), thermoception (temperature), and nociception (pain). Some scientists identify even more, depending on how sensory systems are categorised.
Reception
The receipts 5 sources
- Psychology Today: More Than Five SensesREFERENCE
- Oxford Academic: Human SensesREFERENCE
- Wikipedia: SensePRIMARY
- Scientific American: More Than Five SensesREFERENCE
- Psychology Today: Human SensesREFERENCE