: a Japanese form of wrestling that is performed by very large men.
Sensation (psychology) Sensation is the body's detection of external or internal stimulation (e.g., eyes detecting light waves, ears detecting sound waves). Perception utilizes the brain to make sense of the stimulation (e.g., seeing a chair, hearing a guitar). Sensation involves three steps: 1  Sensory receptors detect stimuli. 2  Sensory stimuli are transduced into electrical impulses (action potentials) to be decoded by the brain. 3  Electrical impulses move along neural pathways to specific parts of the brain wherein the impulses are decoded into useful information (perception).
sensation. n. 1. (Physiology) the power of perceiving through the senses. 2. (Physiology) a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs: a sensation of warmth. 3. a general feeling or awareness: a sensation of fear. 4. a state of widespread public excitement: his announcement caused a sensation. 5. anything that causes such a state: your speech was a sensation. [C17: from Medieval Latin sensÄtiÅ, from Late Latin sensÄtus sensate]. (sÉnËseÉª ÊÉn).