origin: (1906) Charles Scott Sherrington, Latin, exter = outside + perception
noun
The cause of the sensation that you're being watched.
(aka: sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)
see also: proprioception, interoception
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Sunday Word: Exteroception
origin: (1906) Charles Scott Sherrington, Latin, exter = outside + perception
noun
The cause of the sensation that you're being watched.
(aka: sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)
see also: proprioception, interoception
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