sensations

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They help the nervous system detect sensations including temperature, pressure, and tissue stress.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

This time, Warner Judd got an answer when she was diagnosed with focal epilepsy, meaning her seizures typically start in one side of the brain and cause unusual feelings, sensations or movements.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

To the end there are sensations to describe, absurdities to ponder and memories to relate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Not intelligence, not behavior, not responsiveness, but the existence of an inner life: sensations, feelings, perceptions, thoughts — however minimal — that are experienced by someone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The girls complained of backache from bed-making, and fiery sensations in their feet from standing all day.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan