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Sensory processing is the process that organizes and distinguishes sensation (sensory information) from one's own body and the environment, thus making it possible to use the body effectively within the environment.
This is well-defined for a linear time-invariant system, whose input space is a vector space, and thus by definition has a point of zero. It is also well-defined for any passive sensory system, that is, a system that operates without needing input power. The quiescent state is the state the system converges to when there is no input power.
The sense of embodiment is critical to a person's conception of self. Embodiment is the understanding of the physical body and its relation to oneself. [ 5 ] The study of human embodiment currently has a large impact on the study of human cognition as a whole.
The process of perception begins with an object in the real world, known as the distal stimulus or distal object. [3] By means of light, sound, or another physical process, the object stimulates the body's sensory organs. These sensory organs transform the input energy into neural activity—a process called transduction.
The receptor for the sense of balance resides in the vestibular system in the ear (for the three-dimensional orientation of the head, and by inference, the rest of the body). Balance is also mediated by the kinesthetic reflex fed by proprioception (which senses the relative location of the rest of the body to the head). [22]
Mental processes (such as consciousness) and physical processes (such as brain events) seem to be correlated, however the specific nature of the connection is unknown. The first influential philosopher to discuss this question specifically was Descartes, and the answer he gave is known as mind–body dualism.
Contrary to the traditional computationalist approach, embodied cognition emphasizes the body's significant role in the acquisition and development of cognitive capabilities. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Human cognition is conscious and unconscious , concrete or abstract , as well as intuitive (like knowledge of a language) and conceptual (like a model of a ...
By homeostasis, Cannon meant "the maintenance of steady states in the body and the physiological processes through which they are regulated." [30] In other words, the body's ability to regulate its internal environment. William Beaumont was the first American to utilize the practical application of physiology.