New sense discovered in dog noses: the ability to detect heat

Re:New sense discovered in dog noses: the ability to detect ... by DoofusOfDeath on Monday March 02, 2020 @11:51AM (#22466092)

This confused me as well. I didn't see anything in the article that distinguishes between the surface temperature of the nose being raised specifically via (a) infrared light vs. (b) some other source conductive heat transfer.

I'm not super familiar with mammal physiology, but I would think (a) counts as a new sense category, whereas (b) counts as a just a new understanding of how sensitive the nose is.

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Re:New sense discovered in dog noses: the ability to detect ... by thaumasiotes on Monday March 02, 2020 @12:50PM (#22466785)

> I'm not super familiar with mammal physiology, but I would think (a) counts as a new sense category

> the surface temperature of the nose being raised specifically via (a) infrared light

If you've ever felt the sun on your skin, you've sensed heat from electromagnetic radiation.

If you've ever been in front of an infrared lamp or heater, you've sensed heat from infrared light in specific.

How would that be a new sense category?

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