+Sentience is the capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectivity. It implies the ability to register [Pain](/wiki/pain) and pleasure, distinguishing it from mere information processing or [Awareness](/wiki/awareness). The question of what entities possess sentience remains a profound area of scientific and philosophical inquiry.
+## See also
+- [Consciousness](/wiki/consciousness)
+- [Emotion](/wiki/emotion)
+- [Animal Welfare](/wiki/animal_welfare)
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