Sensory regulation involves balancing all 8 recognised senses to ensure someone is appropriately stimulated and aware, but not overwhelmed.
Sensory regulation is the ability to balance the input of stimulation and information from the environment and our bodies. In this article I will provide an overview of the eight recognised senses and their regulation.
The interoceptive sense interprets information from inside our body to tell us about our physical regulation. In this article will outline the interoceptive sense and how we can support its regulation.
The proprioceptive sense interprets information from our muscles and joints to allow us to coordinate our body to achieve tasks.
The vestibular sense interprets information from our environment through our inner ear to orient ourselves in our 360 degree environment.
The tactile sense, commonly known as the sense of touch, the tactile system interprets data received through contact with our skin. Touch is a complex sense for a number of reasons.
The Gustatory sense is commonly known as the sense of taste (or sometimes the oral sense), the gustatory system interprets multiple oral inputs including flavour and texture. Both of these, though, are multimodal perceptions, with flavour
The olfactory sense is commonly known as the sense of smell, the olfactory system interprets scent and odour from our environment, and contributes to the perception of taste.
The visual sense is commonly known as the sense of sight. The human visual system interprets visible (to our species) light from our environment. Our brain interprets this light as images and processes these to understand
The auditory sense is commonly known as the sense of hearing. The auditory system interprets sounds from our environment. Sound waves and vibrations pass through the air, and sometimes through object vibration, and are detected by
The human brain seeks to regulate: physically, cognitively, sensorily, emotionally and psychologically. Each of these aspects of regulation is complex. This website seeks to explain all of these aspects in detail, and in the simplest way possible.
