How bad smells affect your health That foul odour wafting your way can do more than make you gag – it could also affect your body and mind.

The significant role of the sense of smell

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Humans could have as many as 33 senses Even the traditional five senses don’t operate in silo.

Humans could have as many as 33 senses

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I was looking for some recipes and came across a post of someone wanting to prepare a lobster risotto, and was asking if they could use crab and monosodium glutamate to substitute lobster. 🫣

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I’m about to teach a course on #philosophyofperception in a few weeks to first years. Any recommendations on readings for predictive processing theories? I have some ideas but would warmly welcome suggestions that people have found particularly engaging to newcomers to the subject. #philsenses

Thanks for posting that! It aligns beautifully with the Conscious Reality Framework! Perception as unique, subjective, and mediated by neural states resonates deeply with the lens-based view of reality. Reality is Subjective! Fascinating stuff! 🌀✨ #PhilosophyOfPerception