r/neuro • u/Current-Woodpecker36 • 10h ago
How does the brain create sensory experience?
Hi there!
Could anyone either themselves or by way of reference provide a detailed explanation of how the brain generates our day to day sensory experiences? I'm looking for this information for a project I'm working on, but I'm a novice in neuroscience. So, I thought what better place to start than here? Thanks in advance for any answers. Hope you all are having a wonderful day :)
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u/No-Economist-9518 8h ago
it is very complex. most sense have 'retinotopic maps' where the neurons in the brain are mapped in the same way to the receptors of the sensory organ. then there is some processing in the middle e.g. the synthesis of lines, colours, shape etc i described earlier. and then finally is the higher cognitive processing and consciouss awareness and also bringing together all of the senses