(H. Lotze's term for) an element of sensation by which an individual perceives spatial relations, being information either from a photoreceptor in the eye indicating direction in space or from a touch receptor indicating a specific point on the body.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
Definition of local sign in US English:
local sign
noun
Psychology
(H. Lotze's term for) an element of sensation by which an individual perceives spatial relations, being information either from a photoreceptor in the eye indicating direction in space or from a touch receptor indicating a specific point on the body.