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Sensory adaptation is the process by which our sensory receptors become less responsive to constant or unchanging stimuli over time, allowing us to filter out irrelevant information and focus on what's new. This natural mechanism helps prevent sensory overload in everyday life, such as tuning out background noise, but can also lead to missing subtle changes in prolonged exposure, like not noticing a slow leak in a room.
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