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| − | '''Hearing''', auditory perception, or audition is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the surrounding medium through time, through an organ such as the ear. Sound may be heard through solid, liquid, or gaseous matter. It is one of the traditional five [[senses]]. The inability to hear is called deafness. | + | '''[[Hearing]]''', [[auditory]] [[perception]], or audition is the ability to {{Wiki|perceive}} [[sound]] by detecting {{Wiki|vibrations}}, changes in the pressure of the surrounding {{Wiki|medium}} through [[time]], through an {{Wiki|organ}} such as the {{Wiki|ear}}. [[Sound]] may be heard through solid, liquid, or gaseous {{Wiki|matter}}. It is one of the [[traditional]] five [[senses]]. The inability to hear is called deafness. |
| − | In humans and other vertebrates, hearing is performed primarily by the auditory system: vibrations are detected by the ear and transduced into nerve impulses that are perceived by the brain (primarily in the temporal lobe). Like touch, audition requires sensitivity to the movement of molecules in the world outside the organism. Both hearing and touch are types of mechanosensation. | + | In [[humans]] and other vertebrates, hearing is performed primarily by the [[auditory system]]: {{Wiki|vibrations}} are detected by the {{Wiki|ear}} and transduced into {{Wiki|nerve}} {{Wiki|impulses}} that are [[perceived]] by the {{Wiki|brain}} (primarily in the {{Wiki|temporal}} lobe). Like {{Wiki|touch}}, audition requires sensitivity to the {{Wiki|movement}} of {{Wiki|molecules}} in the [[world]] outside the {{Wiki|organism}}. Both hearing and {{Wiki|touch}} are types of mechanosensation. |
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Latest revision as of 23:51, 29 October 2014
Hearing, auditory perception, or audition is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the surrounding medium through time, through an organ such as the ear. Sound may be heard through solid, liquid, or gaseous matter. It is one of the traditional five senses. The inability to hear is called deafness.
In humans and other vertebrates, hearing is performed primarily by the auditory system: vibrations are detected by the ear and transduced into nerve impulses that are perceived by the brain (primarily in the temporal lobe). Like touch, audition requires sensitivity to the movement of molecules in the world outside the organism. Both hearing and touch are types of mechanosensation.
