perceptual
adjective
per·cep·tu·al
(ˌ)pər-ˈsep-chə-wəl 
-chəl,
-shwəl
: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
perceptually
adverb
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These perceptual pieces use mirrors to reflect images and light, creating mesmerizing patterns.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Increasing Visibility Shifting the perception of disability happens before the cameras even start rolling, often with a very personal perceptual shift, participants agreed.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
For Carroll, these transient, yet deeply unsettling, perceptual alterations may have been the inspiration for Alice’s jarring journey.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
While questions remain as to whether similar methods can also replicate cognitive functions, the architectures of the perceptual and cognitive parts of the brain appear to be anatomically similar.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2015
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Increasing Visibility Shifting the perception of disability happens before the cameras even start rolling, often with a very personal perceptual shift, participants agreed.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
For Carroll, these transient, yet deeply unsettling, perceptual alterations may have been the inspiration for Alice’s jarring journey.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
While questions remain as to whether similar methods can also replicate cognitive functions, the architectures of the perceptual and cognitive parts of the brain appear to be anatomically similar.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2015
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perceptual
adjective
per·cep·tu·al
(ˌ)pər-ˈsep-chə(-wə)l, -ˈsepsh-wəl
: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
auditory perceptual deficits
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