Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal ...

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.

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

Eating disorders are complicated mental illnesses characterized by a disruption in a person’s eating patterns, leading to mental and physical complications. Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a ...

A new nationwide study reveals that misophonia rarely occurs in isolation. Approximately 65% of individuals with severe sound ...

It’s a given that colleges try to help their students interpret the world around them. At SUNY Cortland, college students are helping children who have difficulty making sense of the sights, sounds, ...

Dear Doctors: Can you please discuss sensory processing disorder? Our 17-year-old daughter has it, but help is sketchy. What kind of professional is best to deal with this disorder? So far, all we ...

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When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game-sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...

In the middle of the brightly lit Rockingham Recreation Center is a space where the lights are kept low, on purpose.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Children and adults with sensory processing disorders can get one on one time with Santa, without the hassle of standing in line. Santa will be making an appearance at the ...

We already had our suspicions that TV isn’t great for young children, but now there’s proof—and it might be worse than we thought. A new study suggests that for kids under the age of two, television ...