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sensation
Your senses shut down to save energy over time.
Sensory adaptation occurs when your receptors decrease their response to constant, unchanging stimulation.
If you enter a room with a strong odor, you stop smelling it after a few minutes. Your neurons stop firing in response to the constant stimulus, prioritizing new or changing data to keep your attention flexible.
Your mind is tuned to register change, not existence.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Sensory Adaptation, Psychophysics
- What the check found
- The definition aligns with the consensus provided in the reference material. The only limitation is that adaptation is a complex process occurring at both peripheral and central nervous system stages.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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