How does your brain know where your limbs are without looking at them?

Question

As an example, if you or someone else randomly moves your arms you know exactly where they are relative to other parts of your body, how does the brain know this?

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Answer 1

Despite the children rhymes and elementary school education, you have much more than 5 senses

Depending on the science and angle you are looking at we have between 5-55 senses

What you are looking for is “proprioception”, the sense of your actions and position.

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