diff --git a/nars_core/nars/main/NAR.java b/nars_core/nars/main/NAR.java
index f09f0cf8057588f29a385b930d0c593360ddec84..3bc3f90826c1e5053a7309d08f630ad94c082217 100644
--- a/nars_core/nars/main/NAR.java
+++ b/nars_core/nars/main/NAR.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import nars.language.Term;
 import nars.storage.LevelBag;
 import nars.io.events.Events.CyclesEnd;
 import nars.io.events.Events.CyclesStart;
+import nars.language.Inheritance;
 
 
 /**
@@ -260,8 +261,18 @@ public class NAR extends SensoryChannel implements Serializable,Runnable {
             if(addCommand(text)) {
                 return;
             }
-            Task t = narsese.parseTask(text.trim());
-            this.memory.inputTask(t);
+            Task task = narsese.parseTask(text.trim());
+            //check if it should go to a sensory channel instead:
+            Term t = ((Task) task).getTerm();
+            if(t != null && t instanceof Inheritance) {
+                Term predicate = ((Inheritance) t).getPredicate();
+                if(this.sensoryChannels.containsKey(predicate)) {
+                    this.sensoryChannels.get(predicate).addInput((Task) task);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            //else input into NARS directly:
+            this.memory.inputTask(task);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             //Logger.getLogger(NAR.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
         }
diff --git a/nars_core/nars/main/Plugins.java b/nars_core/nars/main/Plugins.java
index 10a28afa8f4cf2f2cee62cc0209b71500e4d3f45..219706c37bc83548df49bf42c93c7189a2a5e214 100644
--- a/nars_core/nars/main/Plugins.java
+++ b/nars_core/nars/main/Plugins.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import nars.plugin.mental.Counting;
 import nars.plugin.mental.Abbreviation;
 import nars.language.SetInt;
 import nars.language.Term;
-//import nars.plugin.perception.VisionChannel;
+import nars.plugin.perception.VisionChannel;
 
 /**
  * Default set of NAR parameters which have been classically used for development.
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ public class Plugins {
         n.addPlugin(new RuntimeNARSettings());
         n.addPlugin(new Emotions());
         n.addPlugin(new Anticipate());      // expect an event 
-        //Term label = SetInt.make(new Term("bright"));
-        //n.addSensoryChannel(label.toString(),
-        //                    new VisionChannel(label, n, n, 1, 1));
+        Term label = SetInt.make(new Term("bright"));
+        n.addSensoryChannel(label.toString(),
+                            new VisionChannel(label, n, n, 1, 1));
         boolean full_internal_experience = false;
         if(!full_internal_experience) {
             n.addPlugin(new InternalExperience());