This review integrates behavioural, genetic and neural evidence for number sense across vertebrates, with a focus on zebrafish and chicks. Current evidence indicates that numerical abilities rely on ...

The human brain is constantly taking in information about the world through sight, touch, hearing and the other senses.

When an animal takes notice of an approaching figure, it needs to determine what it is, and quickly. In nature, competition and survival dictate that it's better to think fast—that is, for the brain ...

Throughout their everyday life, most people engage in many activities that require varying degrees of attention. As they take part in these activities, the brain processes the sensory information it ...

Some children seem wired to feel everything more deeply. A loud classroom, a scratchy sweater, a tense conversation between ...

A systematic review of thirteen qualitative studies finds that autistic adults experience eating disorders as inseparable from autism itself, driven by sensory sensitivities, interoceptive differences ...

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 ...

Professor Seo-Jin Chung, a professor and director of the Sensory Perception and Consumer Science Lab at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in sensory science and consumer ...

Walking barefoot on natural surfaces provides a grounding experience that connects you to the earth. This direct contact is ...

Sensory fatigue happens when a child becomes overwhelmed by the amount of sensory information coming from their surroundings. Noise, movement, touch, bright lights and even emotional stimulation can ...

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.