Extraes
Extraes is a term used primarily in speculative technology and some fiction to describe subjective experiences that arise from external sensory data streams integrated into the nervous system through neural interfaces. In this framing, an extrae (singular) is a perceptual experience generated by external input that the brain interprets as a conscious sensation, rather than a natural internal sensation. The concept is meant to capture how external data sources could become directly felt, seen, or heard in ways that augment or substitute ordinary perception.
Etymology and scope are not standardized. The word combines the prefix extra- meaning outside with a plural
Usage and context. Extraes are discussed in the context of sensory augmentation, brain-computer interfaces, and neuroethics.
Relation to related concepts. The idea intersects with augmented reality, neuroprosthetics, and embodied cognition, but the