【Whilelearningthesciencelessons,Iusedtogetadoubt—whyear,nose,tongueandeyesshouldbecalledasspecialsenses?Thebasicreasonisthatthesearethechannelsthroughwhichwemaintaincontactwiththesurroundings.Thoughapp】
Whilelearningthesciencelessons,Iusedtogetadoubt—whyear,nose,tongueandeyesshouldbecalledasspecialsenses?Thebasicreasonisthatthesearethechannelsthroughwhichwemaintaincontactwiththesurroundings.Thoughapparentlyitmayfeelliketheseareindividualsensoryorgans,theydoshowsomeconnectivity.Interestingly,ourhearingislesssharpafterweeataheavyfood.Isn’titgoodforasoundnapafterastomachfullmeal?Thatdoesnotmeanwegodeafafterameal,butthehearingpitch(强度)doeschangeafteraheavymeal.
Weusuallygivecreditofthetastetoourtongue,butdoyouknowthatunlesssaliva(唾液)dissolvessomething,ourtonguecannotrecognizethetasteofthefoodeaten.Tasteisnothingbutthefoodchemicalsdissolvedinthesalivabeingsensedbythetastebudspresentonthetongue.Try_to_dry_off_your_tongue_and_mouth_with_a_tissue_paper_and_then_taste_something.
Womenaremuchbettersmellersthanmen.Theyarebornwiththischaracteristicabilityandcancorrectlypinpointtheexactfragranceofthesample.Weallcanstorealmost50,000differentscents(气味),whicharestronglytiedtothememories.
Pupils(瞳孔)donotrespondtolightalone,buttotheslightestbitofnoisearoundtoo.Thussurgeons,watchmakersandthoseprofessionalswhohavetoperformamuchdelicatejobdoprefertohaveasoundfreeenvironment.Evenasmallnoisecandilate(扩大)theirpupils,changethefocusandblur(使模糊)theirvision.Ifyoudonotwearglassesorcontactlensduetohavinga6/6vision,youarejustamongtheonethirdofthehumanpopulation.Itisnowstatisticallyprovedthatonlyonethirdofthepopulationhasperfectvision,restallareeitherwearingglassesoraretryingtoreadwithacompromisedvision.
Eachandeveryoneofushasaparticularorindividualisticorcharacteristicsmell,whichisuniquetous,exceptfortheidenticaltwins.Thissmellisverysubtle(微妙的)yetcanbesensedevenbyanewborn.Itmaybeduetothisscentthatthenewbornrecognizesthepresenceofhisparentsaround.Manyofuscanpinpointthesmellofoursignificantfriendsandcolleagues.Asignificantpartofthisphenomenonisguidedbygeneticsbutitisalsomodifiedbytheenvironment,dietandpersonalhygiene.Thisalltogethercreatestheuniq