Sense Experience -

The process by which the brain organizes and interprets these sensations to make them meaningful (e.g., recognizing a scent as "Grandma’s baking").

Papers often debate whether experiences are purely representational (pointing to external objects) or if they have "qualia"—intrinsic qualities like the specific "redness" of a sunset. sense experience

The initial detection of stimuli (e.g., light waves or scent molecules) by sensory organs. The process by which the brain organizes and

Psychological research distinguishes between the biological "input" and the mental "interpretation." sense experience