For you, what are the senses?

Since its inception, human beings have had the means to adapt to their environment. We have biological tools that we have integrated into our body and allow us to react, these means are the senses. Sense is the ability to perceive internal and external stimuli through the use of specific organs and each sense is made up of a group of specialized cells that detect sensations through receptors.

In general, it is considered that human beings have five senses which are:

• Hearing is the bodily sense that allows us to perceive and distinguish sounds. The human ear can perceive frequencies from 20 Hz, which is a low sound, and up to 28,000 Hz, which are very high-pitched sounds, with a volume of intensity between 5 and 15 decibels.
• Seeing this sense could be the most developed in human beings, it is so important that it can be imposed on logic. When the view is blocked or eliminated, the rest of the senses are put on alert.
• Smell is the bodily sense that allows us to perceive and distinguish odors. Unlike many animals, the sense of smell is less developed in humans.
• Bodily sense touch through which the contact or pressure of things on the skin is perceived and certain qualities that they have are distinguished, such as shape, size, texture, hardness or temperature.
• Taste is the sense that allows to identify flavors through the tongue. Human beings are capable of perceiving a wide range of flavors, sweet or salty, sour or bitter, and the combination of various stimuli, including texture, temperature, smell, and taste.

Come with me to carry out the following basic and super simple experiment to practice with our senses.