Practice_NO_with_me t1_izr5nmb wrote
Reply to comment by Smurf-Sauce in Molecular markers of cells involved in the sixth sense — proprioception, the unconscious sense of body position and movement by marketrent
I think it is its own separate sense as evidenced by the many times I have not set an alarm but somehow, in my sleep without any conscious thinking, my body knows exactly when I need to be awake. Bare in mind I sleep with a light blocking mask in a dead dark room so it isn't light perception either. Just my experience.
It is also a sense that can be messed with - people trapped in dark spaces like underground or sunken ships will often think it's only been a day when in reality they've been there three days.
throwaway901617 t1_izr8sw7 wrote
Your body "knows when it needs to be awake" because you've routinely woken at that time and programmed your internal biological clock to wake at that time.
It detects changes in temperature, air pressure etc that occur at that time. That's how it is triggered.
Atxlvr t1_izrgzpq wrote
The real LPT is always in the comments
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