There’s nothing supernatural about your sixth sense: it lets you perceive your body’s position and movement.
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Calli McMurray is the Media & Science Writing Associate at SfN. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.
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References
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