Chronic back pain changes brain responses, making everyday sounds feel more distressing than physical pressure.

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

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

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

A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs. Researchers at Harvard Medical School used high-resolution imaging to identify ...

Sensory processes, perception and performance constitute a multifaceted domain that bridges the sensory encoding of environmental stimuli, the perceptual interpretations formed by the brain, and the ...

All individuals have preferences for certain sensory stimuli and process their sensory environments in individualized ways. Traditionally, understanding sensory processing differences has been a ...

In Stage 1, the processes include phenomena such as inter- sensory processing and “top-down processing” (also called “knowledge-based processing”). These are phenomena that determine what we ...

Sensory differences are central to autism, influencing how everyday environments are perceived, experienced, and impacting overall well-being. By designing spaces that respect these differences, we ...