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Ailsa Harvey

BIZARRE: The five human senses and a few more you might not know about - What They Never Told You

Seeing is one of the main human senses.

There are five basic human senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. The sensing organs associated with each sense send information to the brain to help us understand and perceive the world around us. However, there are other human senses in addition to the basic five. These lesser-known senses include spatial awareness and balance. Here's how the human senses work.

Sense of touch

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