Yale University May 15 2025 Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate different parts of the brain, a new Yale-led study indicates that multiple senses all stimulate a critical region deep in the brain that controls consciousness. The study, published May 15 in the journal NeuroImage , sheds new light on how sensory perception works in the