Perception

Perception is the method by which the brain takes all the sensations a person experiences at any given moment and allows them to be interpreted in some meaningful fashion. Perception has some individually to it. Perception refers to the interpretation of what we take in through our senses. The various theories on how our sensation is organized and interpreted, and therefore, how we make sense of what we see, hear, taste, touch, and smell.

The eye captures light and focuses it on the visual receptors, which convert light energy to neural impulses sent to the brain. Vision begins in the eye which receives the inputs, in the form of light, and finished in the brain which interprets those inputs and gives us the information we need from the data

Our ability to taste begins at the taste receptors on the tongue. The tongue detects six different taste sensations, known respectively as sweet, salty, sour, bitter, piquancy (spicy), and umami (savory).

As shown in the How Smell Works section of the site, upon detecting a smell the olfactory neurones in the upper part of the nose generate an impulse which is passed to the brain along the olfactory nerve.Smell and Memory: The sense of smell is closely linked with memory, probably more so than any of our other senses. Smell and Emotion: In addition to being the sense most closely linked to memory, smell is also highly emotive Perfume example: one person may find a particular brand powerful, ‘aromatic’ and heady, with another describing it as ‘overpowering’, sickly and ‘nauseating’.

The sense of touch is really a collection of several senses, encompassing pressure, pain, cold, and warmth. The senses of itch and tickle are related to pressure, and burn injuries are related to pain. Touch receptors are stimulated by mechanical, chemical, and thermal