The Ancient Tibetans schools have much to say on this... they seem to say... or I wonder if it is our "consciousness" ...(and an awareness of it that transcends the "simulation" of the perceived "reality illusion")... that IS the "sensory organ" that actually HAS the ability to extend perception into these extended spectrums and dark places... If only by virtue of the inevitable reality that, their existence is bound (by the fact of a witness) to exact an experience that is bound by the same cause and effect (interconnected) laws that seem to hold sway over our expanding 4%...

Great Post, Great Topic, looking forward to the next 1000 years!