The sensory systems are a crucial aspect of neuroscience, as they enable us to perceive and interact with the external world. These systems, including vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, serve as the gateways through which we gather information about our surroundings and transmit it to the brain for processing. Vision is one of the most complex and studied sensory systems. The eye acts as the primary sensory organ for vision, capturing light and converting it into electrical signals that are sent to the brain through the optic nerve. In the brain, visual information is processed in different areas, such as the primary visual cortex, where it is organized into features like colours, shapes, and motion. The brain's ability to integrate these features allows us to recognize objects, interpret spatial relationships, and perceive the world in three dimensions. Hearing, or the auditory system, allows us to perceive sound. The ear is the organ responsible for detecting sound waves and transforming them into neural signals. The auditory information is then transmitted to the brain, where it is processed in the auditory cortex and other related regions. This processing enables us to distinguish between different sounds, such as speech, music, and environmental noises, and interpret their meaning and significance. The somatosensory system is responsible for our sense of touch, temperature, and proprioception (awareness of the body's position in space). Sensory receptors in the skin, muscles, and joints detect tactile stimuli and convert them into neural signals that are sent to the brain. The somatosensory cortex processes this information, allowing us to recognize textures, pressure, pain, and other tactile sensations. The sense of taste is mediated by taste receptors on the tongue. These receptors detect different taste qualities and send signals to the brain through the gustatory pathway. The brain processes this information in the gustatory cortex, allowing us to perceive and discriminate between various tastes. Smell, or olfaction, is the sense of detecting and perceiving odours. Olfactory receptors in the nasal cavity detect volatile molecules in the air, and the olfactory nerve carries this information to the brain. The olfactory cortex processes these signals, contributing to our ability to identify different smells and associate them with memories and emotions. The study of sensory systems in neuroscience is critical for understanding perception and cognition. It provides insights into how the brain processes and integrates sensory information to create a coherent representation of the world around us. Sensory information also influences our decision-making, emotions, and memory formation. The study of sensory systems is also essential for developing therapeutic interventions for sensory-related disorders. Understanding how the brain processes visual and auditory information has led to the development of prosthetic devices for individuals with visual impairments and the development of hearing aids and cochlear implants for individuals with hearing loss. Finally, sensory systems are interconnected, and their integration allows for multisensory perception whereby the brain combines information from different sensory modalities to enhance our perception and improve our ability to navigate and interact with the world. We provide a wide product catalogue of research tools for investigating the sensory system, including CD147 antibodies, PAX8 antibodies, SHP2 antibodies, Alpha B Crystallin ELISA Kits, and CD147 ELISA Kits. Explore our full sensory system product range below and discover more, for less. Alternatively, you can explore our Visual System, Olfactory System, and Auditory System product ranges.