Reflecting individual attributes of objective things directly acting on sensory organs is the start of the cognitive process. The occurrence of sensation is the result of objective things acting on human sensory organs, as well as the interaction of human sensory organs, neural system and brain functions. Different feelings reflect the quality and characteristics from different aspects of the same thing. Sensation is not unique to human beings—all animals with central nervous system have sensation. However, human sensation is qualitatively different from that of animals. Human sensation is not only the result of natural development, but rather the product of social development…
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