throwaway901617 t1_iztqgz4 wrote
Reply to comment by -domi- in Molecular markers of cells involved in the sixth sense — proprioception, the unconscious sense of body position and movement by marketrent
Proprioception isn't about communicating to your conscious mind where your foot is positioned. It's about your cerebellum and CNS working together to coordinate your foot position so it stabilizes you in your current situation without having to consciously think about it.
It's not about you being able to always know where it is but rather trusting that it is keeping you from falling and that you can quickly put it into another position without having to think about it at all.
-domi- t1_izvno2x wrote
So, how is it a sense, then?
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