View these opportunities for training and mentorship in small group settings with the STAR Institute faculty. Some opportunities include in-depth training with Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, Dr. Sarah [...]
What is the sense that provides information about internal sensations? a) The Vestibular Sense b) Sense of Proprioception c) Interoception! d) Neuroception Interoception is the sensory system [...]
Researchers know that sensory problems come with old age. A new study from the University of Chicago finds that age-related sensory damage is more widespread than was previously realized. The [...]
In the largest imaging study thus far of children with SPD, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found the wiring of sensory processing areas in the brains of […]
What makes some people so sensitive to the world around them? The answer may lie in the brain’s white matter— a material that acts as the brain’s wiring. Researchers from […]
Imagine you are reading an exciting book when someone taps you on the shoulder and says, “I’ve called your name five times and you didn’t answer!” but you did not […]
For people with neurodevelopmental disorders, recognizing others people’s facial expressions can be tricky. A research team recently investigated which common elements of neurodevelopmental [...]
The adage “seeing is believing,” is cliché, but there may be more truth to it than people realize. A study from Michigan State University investigated how the brain makes decisions […]
Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) do not integrate sensory information like adults without the disorder do, finds a new study from Curtin University in Perth, Australia. The findings of [...]
Instructions: Watch the video and listen to the sounds iLs co-founder Randall Redfield is making. Note the sounds. Next, play the video a second time, but close your eyes and […]
