Proprioceptors are responsible for the kinethetic sense. This sense allows you to recognize the actions of your body. This is generally unconscious. For example, you comprehend that you have a cup in your hand or that your arm is swinging as you walk.
Some people who have suffered something like a stroke or brain damage have lost their kinesthetic sense. These people have to look at their hands, feet, legs, etc. in order to know what that body part is doing and to be able to control that body part.
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