Sense


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![In this painting by Pietro Paolini, each individual represents one of the five senses.[2]](/uploads/202501/11/Pietro_Paolini_-_Allegory_of_the_Five_Senses_-_Walters_3727685208.jpg)
A sense is a physiological capacity of organisms that provides data for perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and philosophy of perception. The nervous system has a specific sensory system or organ, dedicated to each sense.