Hearing
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| - | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Hearing''' (or '''audition''') is one of the traditional five [[sense]]s, and refers to the ability to detect [[sound]]. In humans and other vertebrates, hearing is performed primarily by the [[auditory system]]: [[sound]] is detected by the [[ear]] and transduced into nerve impulses that are perceived by the [[brain]]. |
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| + | Like [[touch]], audition requires sensitivity to the movement of molecules in the world outside the organism. Both hearing and touch are types of mechanosensation. | ||
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Like touch, audition requires sensitivity to the movement of molecules in the world outside the organism. Both hearing and touch are types of mechanosensation.
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