noun
- the capacity or quality of being sensitive to stimuli originating from outside the body; the ability to perceive external sensations
Usage: technical/scientific term; used in physiology and neuroscience
Examples
- The exteroceptivity of the skin allows us to feel temperature and pressure from the environment.
- Damage to sensory nerves can reduce exteroceptivity in affected areas of the body.
- Exteroceptivity enables organisms to detect and respond to external threats and opportunities.
- The study examined how exteroceptivity changes with age and neurological conditions.
- Pain receptors contribute significantly to the body's overall exteroceptivity.