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Detecting hidden sensory losses

In findings recently published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Semrau and doctoral candidate Joanna Hoh suggest ...
Taking a cue from Japan and China, NGOs are training blind masseurs and companies are hiring them. ‘I wanted to play to their ...
While olfaction and hearing have distinct sensory pathways and primary processing areas, they ultimately converge within ...
When we listen to a moving piece of music or feel the gentle pulse of a haptic vibration, our bodies react before we ...
Intricate and adaptable, scientists continually uncover mind-blowing details. You might think you know the basics, but female ...
Bai, X. , He, L. and Cheng, X. (2025) Cerebellum and Language: Regulation and Application. Journal of Biosciences and ...
While the pupillary light reflex is predominantly controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system also plays a vital role in regulating pupil size. The balance between ...
New research reveals a distinct brain activity signature in children who become overwhelmed by sensory input such as noise, ...
Scientists have been working to understand how we sense the world around us. These findings will be presented at Neuroscience 2025, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s ...
Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the ...
The somatosensory system consists of the peripheral receptors and neural pathways through which the nervous system detects and processes information about touch (mechanoception), pain (nociception), ...