Section: Sensory System

The Link Between Senses and Memory

How Taste Changes as You Age

Why You Get “Goosebumps”

What Causes Optical Illusions

How Your Eyes Adjust to Darkness

Why Some People Are More Sensitive to Smells or Sounds

How the Brain Filters Out Background Noise

The Connection Between Senses and Emotions

How Sensory Receptors Work at Lightning Speed

The Hidden Sixth Senses: Balance, Temperature, and More

How the Brain Combines All Five Senses

Why We Feel Ticklish (and Why It’s So Strange)