sense perception

noun

1. perception by the senses rather than by the intellect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sense perception¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Duan found that these neurons guide the formation of a similar network of blood vessels in the cerebellum, a part of the brain that is involved in coordination, language, and sense perception.

From Science Daily

To fund his art-making after graduation, he took a job temping as a word processor at various law firms; typing on a primitive computer, his thoughts would veer to what screens might do for memory and sense perception.

From New York Times

“The manner in which human sense perception is organized, the medium in which it is accomplished, is determined not only by nature but by historical circumstances,” German cultural critic Walter Benjamin wrote in 1935.

From Scientific American

She has glossy dark hair, a compact build, a master’s degree from Oxford and synesthesia: an unusual condition that blurs and blends sense perception.

From New York Times

To see it, notice first the conscious knowledge N—that is, the re-representation—of an experience X is triggered by the occurrence of X. For instance, it is the occurrence of a sense perception that triggers the metacognitive realization one is perceiving something.

From Scientific American