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Some people might argue that humans have more than five senses. In fact, a large section of psychology believes that there are seven senses.

These two additional senses are the vestibular sense and the kinesthetic sense.

In your readings, did you find information about the vestibular sense and the kinesthetic sense?

How do they function and what kind of information do they provide us?

What happens when either sense is injured or not functioning properly?
Please explain

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As you briefly overview vestibular sense and the kinesthetic senses, The kinesthetic senses' functioning deals with one's movement and posturing. I feel that it gives information about one's body and how movements inspire, correlate, reflect, and link with meaning, relationships, feelings, behaviors, ...

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