Science Illustrated

SCIENCE DISAGREE ON STATUS OF DÉJÀ VU

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Scientists disagree about how many senses we have. Some believe that déjà vu – the feeling of having experience­d something before – is a sense, whereas others say that "agency" – the sense of ownership of your own decisions – is also a sense. 12 senses are widely recognised:

1. Sense of smell

2. Sense of vision

3. Sense of hearing

4. Sense of taste

5. Sense of touch

6. Sense of balance

7. Sense of time

8. Kinaesthet­ic sense

9. Sense of itch

10. Temperatur­e sense

11. Sense of pain

12. Sense of hunger/ fullness

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