sensory apparatus

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Again he encounters a lot of resistance to the idea that he is “improving” his sensory apparatus.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2017

They appear to human beings because of the way our sensory apparatus is constructed, but they are not inherent in the things themselves.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

Or was it peculiar to his peculiar biological identity, a freak generated by his inept sensory apparatus?

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Moreover, by expanding our range of vision, the telescope and microscope made it easier to recognize the limitations of our sensory apparatus when deprived of artificial aids.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The sensory apparatus presents a series of most remarkable rudimentary organs.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August