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sensory apparatus



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Again he encounters a lot of resistance to the idea that he is “improving” his sensory apparatus.

From The Guardian Oct. 29, 2017

They appear to human beings because of the way our sensory apparatus is constructed, but they are not inherent in the things themselves.

From The New Yorker Aug. 29, 2016

Moreover, by expanding our range of vision, the telescope and microscope made it easier to recognize the limitations of our sensory apparatus when deprived of artificial aids.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Or was it peculiar to his peculiar biological identity, a freak generated by his inept sensory apparatus?

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Now what the color-blind individual receives, the light stimulus, is the same as what others receive, but he responds differently, i.e., with a different sensation, because his own sensory apparatus is peculiar.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Robert S. Woodworth




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