Section: Sensory System

How Skin Detects Pressure, Pain, and Temperature

Touch: The Sense You Can’t Live Without

How the Tongue Maps Flavor and Texture

The Five Basic Tastes — and Why We Love Some More Than Others

How Taste Buds Work Together With Smell

The Power of Smell and Memory

How the Nose Detects Thousands of Scents

Why Some Sounds Feel So Good (or So Annoying)

The Science Behind Balance: Your Inner Ear at Work

How the Ears Turn Vibrations Into Sound

Why We Have Two Eyes — and What Depth Perception Really Is

The Amazing Journey of a Sight Signal