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 sensory system is made up of our sensory organs, sensory receptors, our nervous systems and areas of the brain that receive and interpret information from our environment and our own bodies.
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.
