Also means
sensory input
Usage Note
Sinnesreiz is any stimulus that activates a sensory organ. The related verb reizen (to stimulate/irritate) and Reizüberflutung (sensory overload) are B2-level vocabulary encountered in psychology and wellness discussions.
Examples
"Im Schlaf reagiert das Gehirn auf Sinnesreize deutlich langsamer."
Natural Translation
During sleep the brain responds to sensory stimuli much more slowly.
Literal Translation
In sleep the brain reacts to sensory stimuli significantly more slowly.
Related Words
- Akkommodation accommodation (focusing adjustment of the eye lens)
- Anosmie anosmia, loss of smell
- Blick look
- Bogengang semicircular canal (inner ear)
- Brennen burning sensation
- Dunkeladaptation dark adaptation (eye adjustment from light to darkness)
- Dämmerungssehen twilight vision, scotopic vision
- Eigengeruch body odour; characteristic personal scent
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