Sensation (psychology) A sense is a biological system used by an organism for sensation, the process of gathering information about the world through the detection of stimuli. (For example, in the human body, the brain which is part of the central nervous system re ...

refers to the processing of the senses by the sensory system. Sensation or sensations may also refer to:

In arts and entertainment

In literature

Sensation (fiction) Sensation is the fiction-writing mode for portraying a character's perception of the senses. According to Ron Rozelle, "...the success of your story or novel will depend on many things, but the most crucial is your ability to bring your reader ...

, a fiction writing mode *

Sensation novel The sensation novel, also sensation fiction, was a literary genre of fiction that achieved peak popularity in Great Britain in the 1860s and 1870s.I. Ousby ed., ''The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English'' (1995) p. 844 Its literary forebears i ...

, a British literary genre *''

Sensation Comics ''Sensation Comics'' is the title of an American comic book anthology series published by DC Comics that ran for 109 issues between 1942 and 1952. For most of its run, the lead feature was Wonder Woman, a character which had been introduced in '' ...

'', a comic book series

In film and television

* ''Sensation'' (2021 film), a British mystery thriller film * ''Sensation'' (1936 film), a British crime film *''

Sensations of 1945 ''Sensations of 1945'' is a 1944 American musical-comedy film directed by Andrew Stone and starring Eleanor Powell. Released by United Artists, the film was an attempt to recapture the ensemble style of films such as ''Broadway Melody of 1936'' ...

'', a 1944 American musical-comedy film * ''Sensations'' (film), a 1975 pornographic film *''Sensation'', a 1995 film starring

Kari Wührer Kari Samantha Wuhrer (born April 28, 1967) is an American actress, model, and singer. Wuhrer began her career as a teenager, and is best known for her time as a cast member on MTV's ''Remote Control'', as well as her roles as Maggie Beckett in ...

In music and dance

*''Sensations'', a sub-group of

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical ...

* "Sensation" (song), by The Who * "Sensations" (Alphaville song), a song by German band Alphaville *

Sensation (album) ''Sensation'', an album by Anúna, was released in 2006 on the ''Danú'' label. All music featured on the disc is original, written by the Irish composer Michael McGlynn. Track listing # "O Ignis Spiritus" – 5.59 # "Brezairola" – 3:32 # "Se ...

, by Anúna, released in 2006 *

The Sensations The Sensations were an American doo-wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The group formed in 1954 under the name the Cavaliers, soon after changing to the Sensations. The group scored two hits on the US R&B chart in 1956 wit ...

, an American musical R&B/pop quartet of the 1950s and early 1960s *

Sensation (event) Sensation is an indoor electronic dance music event which originated in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and organized by ID&T. The original event, which ran exclusively in the Amsterdam Arena for a period of five years until 2005, is now located throu ...

, an indoor dance event which originated from the Netherlands * SENSATION (music project), a band and a label formed by the Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter Gary Chaw

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Sensation (art exhibition) ''Sensation'' was an exhibition of the collection of contemporary art owned by Charles Saatchi, including many works by Young British Artists, (YBAs), which first took place 18 September – 28 December 1997 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London ...

, a controversial British art exhibition

In science and technology

Aeroflying Sensation The Aeroflying Sensation is a French ultralight aircraft, designed by former Airbus engineer Jose Verges and produced by Aeroflying of Saint-André-des-Eaux, Loire-Atlantique. It was introduced at the French Hombuilders Rally in Blois in 2007 ...

, a French ultralight aircraft *

HTC Sensation The HTC Sensation is a smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC Corporation that runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software stock. Officially announced by HTC on April 12, 2011, the HTC Sensation was launched by Vodafone in key European markets i ...

, a HTC mobile phone *

Sensation Science Centre Dundee Science Centre (formerly known as Sensation) is a science centre located in Dundee, Scotland, and a part of the Scottish Science Centres Network. It is a registered charity under Scottish law. It is funded by the public and donations fro ...

, a science centre in Dundee, Scotland

Businesses

* Sensation Animation, a subsidiary group of the Walt Disney Corporation * Sensation Lawn Mowers, a defunct manufacturer of lawn mowers and lawn equipment

Other uses

Sensation (mango) The 'Sensation' mango is a late-season mango cultivar that originated in south Florida and was grown on a commercial scale. History The original tree grew from a seed planted in North Miami, Florida in 1935. For some decades the parents of Sens ...

, a mango cultivar that originated in south Florida * ''Sensation'' (ship), Carnival Cruise Line ship *

Sensation, Arkansas Sensation is an extinct town in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisi ...

, a ghost town * Sensation play (BDSM), a term in sexual culture * Walkers Sensations, a type of potato crisp * Vedana, the Buddhist concept of sensation