The sensory map, your first access to the outside world
Every second you are absorbing millions of bits of data through your five senses which is transformed to an internal sensory-based map that somehow reflects the outside world. Sensory filters (neurological processes) convert the information from the outside world to our sensory representation. The sensory map is what we see, hear, and feel, taste and smell before you have added any meaning or language.
Making sense of the world through language
As you look around the room you are in right now, make a mental note of what you are seeing and hearing. To do this you apply the ‘filter’ of language to your sensory map. Language is a part of a second set of filters that enable you to create meaning of the sensory experience. To label an object you unconsciously compare data in your sensory map with some ‘internal representation’ of that object.
For example, to label an object a chair, you will have an internal visual representations in your mind for chairs. In addition you will have internal representations for different categories of chairs e.g. arm chairs, office chairs, stools, dining chairs etc. You will also have a kinesthetic (tactile) internal representation for what it feels like to sit in different types of chair. For sound, you have internal auditory representations to recognise what you are hearing. The same is true for olfactory and gustatory representations (tastes and smells). We build these internal representations based on our past experiences. To make sense of the world we categorise and label it e.g. “That armchair looks very comfortable to sit in” . Note, that most speakers of English would loosely agree on what an armchair is. However, what ‘looks comfortable’ is a statement based on personal criteria for comfort based on past experience. The person has a visual representation they link to their own construct for feeling comfortable (kinesthetic
When I work with people or business I develop the leaders to understand own Neurology but also awareness on sensory representation. After this stage we focus on understanding others from people you engage with in a daily basis within your working enviroment through to external customers. Very quickly your map changes rapidly in how you see the world but also how you see yourself.
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