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   Ed Halley, Feb 5th, 2004 @ 7:36am

   
   

   I don't see how 'cognitive dissonance,' or other artifacts of the input processing mechanisms, could classify as a new sensory path.
   
   I have often wondered why the sensation of temperature and time are not seen as first-class sensory paths.

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 5th, 2004 @ 1:36pm

   
   

   Temperature is just Touch, really. Time? It's a factor of our backward-reflecting brains, but not really even a sense; it's a quantity we mark. Although I mostly agree with your suggestion that sensing time is significant, it's just a by-product of our own self-awareness in the same sense that 'heavy' and 'light' are relative quantities we can judge based on our own sense of touch and our reasoning ability.
   

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   Or..

   

   PhuzzyLogic, Feb 5th, 2004 @ 2:51pm

   
   

   Is this just a small representation of our ability to, in a way, 'Feel' other peoples mind.
   
   Perhaps when you are at a red light, allow yourself to 'Feel' when the light is about to turn. Maybe this is what is actually happening. After all, most testers know what is coming next to the subject.

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   scientists discover 6th sense

   

   nyaya, Feb 5th, 2004 @ 4:09pm

   
   

   well, I thought this was going to be added to your blog item,but I guess not.
   the 6th sense is 'balance' - we discovered it a long time ago. this would be the 7th.

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   Re: scientists discover 6th sense

   

   acb, Feb 5th, 2004 @ 11:46pm

   
   

   Balance or proprioception (i.e., the awareness of where one's body parts are relative to each other)?

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