I was sitting on a quiet train. The car was nearly empty. Just the low hum of the tracks and a man across the aisle ...

The dominant theory in neuroscience has been that the sensory processing circuits in our brain are finalized in early ...

Humans and many other animals can innately recognize familiar objects in their surroundings, irrespective of the angle they are observed from, changes in lighting or other shifts in the surrounding ...

In the face of fierce competition from e-commerce players, brick-and-mortar retailers are increasingly looking to lure customers with in-store experiences that engage all the senses — think flashy ...

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

Our raw sensory experiences — what we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell — make up our construction the world around us. But how? How does this continuous stream of raw data translate into a seamless ...

Studies from Drexel University and the University of Fukui reveal alarming new insights into the effects of screen time on toddlers.

Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your ...

Sensory deprivation is associated with striking crossmodal neuroplastic changes in the brain. Following sensory deprivation (for example, blindness or deafness), there is functional recruitment of ...

Earlier this week, there was an article in The Boston Globe about sensory processing disorder. It stated that a group of researchers, families, and occupational therapists is aggressively lobbying to ...

Sensory processing disorder—also known as SPD or sensory integration disorder—is a term describing a collection of challenges that occur when the senses fail to respond properly to the outside world.

Neuroimaging suggests that hearing voices in borderline personality disorder is tied to reduced gray matter in specific brain ...