Most Important Sensory System

Question 1

Which of the sensory systems discussed so far (visual, auditory, vestibular, somatosensory) do you think you could least afford to lose, and why?
Reasons for somatosensory (3)

Answer 1

Short lasting pain causes sudden withdrawal from the source preventing further damage (ex: removing hand from fire)
Long-lasting pain promotes behaviors like sleep, inactivity, grooming, feeding, and drinking that promotes recuperation
Serves as a signal to other animals/people - when someone steps on your foot, you yell, it lets the person know what took place so as to tend to you (important for babies, adaptive in nature)
Those with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIPA) are more prone to scarring from injuries and tend to die young