We use our sensory system all day every day to understand the world around us, but how does it really work?'
Our sensory system is actually made up of a number of separate systems. Each one is specially-designed to absorb a different type of information, which gets translated into electrical signals and sent to the brain for processing, translation and integration.
Here are some of the resources we'll use to understand how that works.
Check out these great additional resources we found to help you "go deep" and learn more of the nitty-gritty of how it all works!
Click on one of the five common senses on the super cool BrainFacts.org website and read more about how it REALLY works!