Ever watched the random episode of the hilarious “Think you’re Smart” street quiz that featured John Dumelo? Well, he was asked, “How many senses do humans have?”. Oh, how glorious it was for him to spray his magical IQ in front of the camera answering five and without being asked, naming them. Pretty sure Ghanaians pissed their pants in unison to celebrity worship! Nice one John. Congrats on your marriage Bruv! Let’s hang out some time.
How true is this? Do humans truly have only 5 senses?
BUSTING THE MYTH
This assumption has been widely critiqued by scholars, especially Harvard Medical School researchers. The popular standard list of five senses doesn’t really give our bodies credit for all of the amazing things it could do.
Humans have at least a dozen(12) senses. Yes, you read that well – 12! Let’s learn a few and who knows you could impress your date and get laid. If you don’t, maybe you should floss 6 times before bed. Yiiikes!
The five traditional senses: Sight (vision), hearing (audition), taste (gustation), smell (olfaction), and touch (somatosensation).
Other senses you never cared to read about:
Thermoception- temperature
Equilibrioception or vestibular sense – Balance
Nociception- Pain
Mechanoreception- vibration
Proprioception– the kinesthetic sense .
Chronoception – sense of time.
Sexual stimulation , Hunger, thirst and many more.
Read more on this subject matter: Sense
Verdict: MYTH!
Hopefully, you score a lay! (Remember, RAW IS WAR!) .
Cheers, DrC
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Isn’t it ironic that you have mentioned this article’s fringe benefit is to aid readers (mainly guys) to get laid by showcasing their knowledge on this topic, but your only response so far has been a female. Lol. Oh wait, am a dude, DAMN IT. I guess you win after all. Nice and tidy article. Keep them coming.
Hahahhahahaha. Hafiz! Buried deep in there was a link/primer to promote my safe sex campaign right at the bottom(get people to read RAW IS WAR Vol. 1). You surely win best comment on my blog!
I don’t know if I should agree with you…the sense that talk about pain, is not same as feeling?? Please help me understand
Hi Sugar. Great hearing from you. Feeling pain is subjective. I am thinking “feeling” used here is an emotional outward expression. Not to bore you with a lot of science crap.
When you are cut, two senses are mainly used, one is touch(somatosensation) and the other nociception(which uses pain receptors).