In the [[skin]] there are different [[sensory receptor|receptor]]s responsible for the detection of light against heavy pressure, as well as brief against sustained pressure. There are also distinct receptors that detect pressure in the [[viscera|visceral]] [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]]s, such as that caused by a full [[stomach]], and [[endocrine|endocrinal]] receptors that cause the feeling of "tension", such as that associated with anxiety or excessive [[caffeine]] consumption.
In the [[skin]] there are different [[sensory receptor|receptor]]s responsible for the detection of light against heavy pressure, as well as brief against sustained pressure. There are also distinct receptors that detect pressure in the [[viscera|visceral]] [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]]s, such as that caused by a full [[stomach]], and [[endocrine|endocrinal]] receptors that cause the feeling of "tension", such as that associated with anxiety or excessive [[caffeine]] consumption.
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==Aristotelian modelof the senses==
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==Aristotelian model of the senses==
This [[definition]] is the one that differs the most from the [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]] model, as it specifically excludes the perception of [[pain]] and [[temperature]] (classified separately). Even within the limited field of "pressure" there is still disagreement as to how many distinct [[senses]] there actually are.
This [[definition]] is the one that differs the most from the [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]] model, as it specifically excludes the perception of [[pain]] and [[temperature]] (classified separately). Even within the limited field of "pressure" there is still disagreement as to how many distinct [[senses]] there actually are.
==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Physiologicalpsychology: The somatic senses]]
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*[[Physicalcontact]]
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*[[Touch]].
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*[[Physiological psychology: The somatic senses|The somatic senses]]
In the skin there are different receptors responsible for the detection of light against heavy pressure, as well as brief against sustained pressure. There are also distinct receptors that detect pressure in the visceralorgans, such as that caused by a full stomach, and endocrinal receptors that cause the feeling of "tension", such as that associated with anxiety or excessive caffeine consumption.
This definition is the one that differs the most from the Aristotelian model, as it specifically excludes the perception of pain and temperature (classified separately). Even within the limited field of "pressure" there is still disagreement as to how many distinct senses there actually are.
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