Humans have senses beyond the traditional five, including balance and proprioception.

Is it true that humans have senses beyond the traditional five, including balance and proprioception?

Yes. Peer-reviewed reviews state that human sensory perception extends beyond the traditional five, explicitly naming proprioception and the vestibular system (balance) as additional senses, with one review counting as many as 30 modalities. A children's activity book repeats the five-sense framing, but the scholarly sources directly support the claim.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 1 against · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

The Five Senses and Beyond. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798400651731

M., G. J. (1999). Consider the Earth: Environmental Activities for Grades 4-8. Second Edition.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED433247

*, R. H., Abbas, H., & Shah, S. N. (2025). Humans May Actually Have More Than 30 Senses: Reconsidering Sensory Perception Beyond the Classical Five. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.31579/2578-8949/206

T, B., M, D., & D, H. (2024). Human senses and sensors from Aristotle to the present.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1404720

A cross-talk between fat and bitter taste modalities. (2019). ube.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.06.013

Reaching with the sixth sense: Vestibular contributions to voluntary motor control in the human right parietal cortex.. (2016). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.09.043