ABILENE, Texas - Imagine if most noises, exposure to light, even touch actually caused you pain. This is a reality for kids and even adults dealing with something many refer to as sensory processing ...
A child holds their hands up in front of their face, revealing palms covered in a rainbow of paint. Source: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels Many people on the autism spectrum have atypical responses to ...
In the search for a way to measure different forms of a condition called sensory processing disorder, neuroscientists are using imaging to see how young brains process sensory stimulation. Now, ...
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, ...
Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized ...
NEW YORK, NY (January 2026) – A new study by researchers at the Child Mind Institute reveals how the brain’s functional dynamics — the flow of activity across brain regions that support behavior and ...
A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into ...
Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as a transformative medium in neuroscience, moving beyond entertainment into a robust tool for experimental manipulation.