Sensory Process

A Sensory Process is a processing system that transforms sensory input into processed information for use by a perceiving entity's cognitive system.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) integrate Multiple Sensory Inputs through neural processing.
  • It can (typically) convert Raw Sensory Data into meaningful patterns.
  • It can (often) filter Sensory Noise using error correction mechanisms.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Sensory Process to being a Complex Sensory Process, depending on its processing complexity.
  • It can range from being a Unimodal Sensory Process to being a Multimodal Sensory Process, depending on its input modality count.
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• Examples:
  • Natural Sensory Processes, such as:
    • Visual Processing (Natural), transforming light patterns into visual perception.
    • Auditory Processing (Natural), converting sound waves into auditory perception.
  • Artificial Sensory Processes, such as:
    • Machine Vision Processing (2024), analyzing digital images for pattern recognition.
    • Audio Signal Processing (2024), processing acoustic data for sound analysis.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Pure Motor Processes, which control movement without sensory input.
  • Data Storage Processes, which only store information without processing.
• See: Multisensory Integration, Sensory System, Neural Processing, Pattern Recognition, Perception Process.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing Retrieved:2015-3-21.
  • Sensory processing is the neurological process that organizes sensation from one’s own body and the environment, thus making it possible to use the body effectively within the environment. Specifically, it deals with how the brain processes multiple sensory modality inputs, such as proprioception, vision, auditory system, tactile, olfactory, vestibular system, interoception, and taste into usable functional outputs.

    It has been believed for some time that inputs from different sensory organs are processed in different areas in the brain. The communication within and among these specialized areas of the brain is known as functional integration. Newer research has shown that these different regions of the brain may not be solely responsible for only one sensory modality, but could use multiple inputs to perceive what the body senses about its environment. Multisensory integration is necessary for almost every activity that we perform because the combination of multiple sensory inputs is essential for us to comprehend our surroundings.

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