Sensory systems, our senses, and the brain are fascinating topics that encompass how we perceive and interact with the world around us. In the context of Sally Goddard Blythe's book, "Reflexes, Learning, and Behavior" these topics are explored in the context of child development and learning.

In this episode, we talk about the sensory systems and processing, primitive reflexes, and lower brain development. Our sensory systems are responsible for gathering information from the environment and transmitting it to our brain for processing. We have five primary senses: sight (vision), hearing (audition), touch (somatosensation), taste (gustation), and smell (olfaction). We also talk about two more key systems; the vestibular (balance) and proprioceptive (sense of space) systems. These ...