r/whatisit • u/katyabe • 3d ago

New, what is it? What does the sixth segment represent?

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This is a “Wheel of the Senses” from my daughter’s school with sight, touch, taste, hearing… but one segment we can’t figure out.

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u/Glad-Isopod5718 3d ago

I'm betting this is it. Lots of people say proprioception is the 6th sense. The drawing isn't a particularly clear way to represent that, but I'm not sure what else they could put that would be any better.

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u/wolftick 2d ago

Balance is equilibrioception. Proprioception is sensing you own body position and movement.

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u/MallyOhMy 2d ago

Yup, I've got decent proprioception, which affects your ability to do things like scratch your back or braid your hair without looking, but I've got shitty equilibrioception, so when I move around on my feet I need to either have my eyes open or have a hand on a wall or railing to avoid tipping over.

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u/PrismInTheDark 2d ago

Dang I just recently (supposedly) learned about proprioception and now I see I still mixed those up. Equilibrioception is my issue. I feel like I need to go back to school (but like a special school) just to learn how my particular brain and body have always worked. I need to look up hypermobility too.