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A sense is a biological system used by an organism for sensation, the process of gathering information about the surroundings through the detection of stimuli. Although, in some cultures, five human senses [ 1 ] were traditionally identified as such (namely sight , smell , touch , taste , and hearing ), many more are now recognized. [ 2 ]
Formication is the sensation resembling that of small insects crawling on (or under) the skin, in the absence of actual insects. It is one specific form of a set of sensations known as paresthesias, which also include the more common prickling, tingling sensation known as pins and needles. Formication is a well-documented symptom which has ...
Paresthesia, also known as pins and needles, is an abnormal sensation of the skin (tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause. [1] Paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have many possible underlying causes. [ 1 ]
sensation Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis), to perceive esthesioneuroblastoma, esthesia: eu-true, good, well, normal εὖ (eû) eukaryote, euglycemia: ex-out of, away from, to remove Latin ex-excision, exsanguination: exo-denotes something as "outside" another Greek ἔξω (éxō), outside of, external exophthalmos, exoskeleton, exoplanet
Sensation (Aishah and The Fan Club album), released in 1988; The Sensations, an American musical R&B/pop quartet of the 1950s and early 1960s; Sensation (event), an indoor dance event which originated from the Netherlands; SENSATION (music project), a band and a label formed by the Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter Gary Chaw
Bhikkhu Bodhi states: Feeling is the mental factor which feels the object. It is the affective mode in which the object is experienced. The Pali word vedanā does not signify emotion (which appears to be a complex phenomenon involving a variety of concomitant mental factors), but the bare affective quality of an experience, which may be either pleasant, painful or neutral....
Dysesthesia is distinct in that it can, but not necessarily, refer to spontaneous sensations in the absence of stimuli. In the case of an evoked dysesthetic sensation, such as by the touch of clothing, the sensation is characterized not simply by an exaggeration of the feeling, but rather by a completely inappropriate sensation such as burning.
Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. [1] [2] It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. [3]It is closely related to value, desire and action: [4] humans and other conscious animals find pleasure enjoyable, positive or worthy of seeking.