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Since I wrote about the differences between autism and sensory processing disorder, SPD, I’ve received many e-mails from parents asking for help recognizing SPD or accessing treatment for the ...

Why do we remember a hug forever? A new neurobiological model explains how "affective tactile memory" stores emotional touch ...

Sensory processing disorder (or SPD) is a neurological condition in which someone cannot interpret external or internal stimuli the way a “neurotypical” person would. You know your five senses: sight, ...

Why does a comforting touch stay with us for years, while other sensations quickly fade from our minds? A new paper offers a ...

LAWRENCE — A researcher from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is part of an international group that recently published a comprehensive review of differences in sensory processing for ...

Researchers used to believe that individual neurons were precisely tuned to respond to distinct types of touch. By studying rat whiskers, a team now finds that nearly all primary touch-sensitive ...

New research reveals that parts of the brain’s touch-processing center can actually strengthen with age, particularly the layer receiving incoming sensory signals. While deeper layers thin, they may ...