Sensory overload and sensory seeking describe opposite but related patterns of sensory processing, where individuals either ...

Our sensory systems provide us with immediate information about the world around us. Now researchers have created a sensory map for smell. The map details how the fruit fly's olfactory receptor ...

What The Study Did: Postmortem examination of 23 patients with COVID-19 infection were conducted to investigate the association of the infection with changes in the sensory system used for smelling.

Scientists have developed an implantable technology that enabled the discovery of an interaction between sensory neurons and immune cells. Pain is a protective mechanism, alerting us to danger by ...

Virtually anyone can have a sensory processing issue; however, more often than not, sensory processing challenges affect the neurodiverse. More specifically, they're commonly seen in ...

Sensory processing disorder (or SPD) is a neurological condition in which someone cannot interpret external or internal stimuli the way a “neurotypical” person would. You know your five senses: sight, ...

Patricia Jovellar Isiegas is a member of the Spanish Association of Occupational Therapists for Children and Adolescents (TOP-es). Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food ...

It is estimated that 129 million children and adolescents worldwide have a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Thomas et al., 2015). In this current coronavirus pandemic, ...

Seniors who can identify smells like roses, turpentine, paint-thinner and lemons, and have retained their senses of hearing, vision and touch, may have half the risk of developing dementia as their ...