Perceptions are regulated by
The sensitivity of cellular organs (light sensing
organs in retinal cells, olfactory sensing organs, pressure sensitive organs, and so on).
The organization of sensory systems designed to
monitor changes in the environment (like eyes, ears, noses, tentacles).
The interval of awareness
(the interval required to reset the organs of sensitivity)
A creature's ability to successfully compare these
changes with memory and create a model to understand the meaning
of the information.
Filters to eliminate noise in the information system.
Each creature
has a horizon of perception
limited by its perceptual and mental ability.
Perception supposes there is an objective
outside and inside world and an observer to do the perceiving.
There are many
more senses than most people realize. Counting
the sensory abilities of animals, Guy Murchie
lists 32 senses grouped into five categories
of Radiation Senses, Feeling Senses, Chemical
Sensis, Mental Senses and a Spiritual Sense. I include his list here
as a tribute to Guy's perception and
an introduction to his delightful and valuable
books.
We also have a sense of time, as do most creatures, allowing us to judge intervals with fine detail.
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