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🔥Hot Take 🔥: Think you just have five senses? Science says you’ve got way more! But not all of them are as superpowered as it sounds…
🔥Hot Take 🔥: Think you just have five senses? Science says you’ve got way more! But not all of them are as superpowered as it sounds…
🎯 Reality Check: Solid 💪
📝 Why: Yep, scientists totally agree five is just the start! Neuroscience textbooks and experts often include senses like balance, pain, temperature, and hunger. “Depending on definitions, humans have between 9 and over 20 senses,” says Dr. Barry Gibb, Wellcome Trust. Some lists stretch up to 33 if you split each sense into sub-categories.
🔗 Source: Gibb, B. “The Senses”, Wellcome Trust; The Guardian “Do humans have a lot more than five senses?”, Tim Smedley.