The myth of the five senses
(prepared by Mr. Walid Yousef)
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It was Aristotle who was responsible for 1 us 2 that we have five senses, but common sense suggests we possess more than that number. In fact, the current scientific consensus is that we have five more.
One of these is ‘proprioception’ – the sense of 3 which parts of our body are where. This enables us 4 without 5 at the keyboard or walk around without having to watch our feet.
Try this experiment 6 your proprioception: close your eyes and slowly move your finger 7 your nose. If you have difficulty 8 this, then your proprioception is unlikely 9 as good as it could be.