What are the types of sensory information?
Vestibular (body motion): This is our three-dimensional sense. It gives us the understanding of where we are in relation to the ground and other objects, as well as balance. Proprioceptive (body position): This is our sense of body awareness. It gives us the information of where our body parts are in relation to other body parts and how they are moving. Tactile: This is our touching sense. It gives us information about things contacting the body. It tells about pressure, temperature, texture, size, shape, movement and pain. Visual: This is our seeing sense. It gives us information about the location, color, shape, and distance of objects from one another as well as movement of objects and people. Auditory: This is our hearing sense. It gives us information about the location of a sound, allowing us to capture and pick out sounds we hear. Olfactory: This is our smelling sense. It gives us information about the odors around us by sensing the chemicals floating in the air. Gustatory: this
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