East Hanover, NJ. November 21, 2019. A team of researchers published new findings about the role of sensory processing and disease characteristics in the functional status of individuals with multiple ...

Sensory information enters the brain at the primary sensory cortex, where they are processed by different layers of cells in ways that ultimately influence an animal's perception and behavioral ...

September 28, 2007 — A new case study suggests that the ventrolateral nucleus (VL) of the thalamus, thought be involved in motor function, may also play a role in sensory processing. Researchers led ...

A handful of neurons in the vagus nerve control breathing in a fine-tuned but powerful way, scientists have discovered in mice. Among these sensory neurons, two types are dedicated to two specific ...

Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized ...

The Mouse Behavioral Phenotyping Core (MBPC) performs behavioral testing on murine disease models to assay motor, learning, emotional and social phenotypes that may be present. We offer a wide variety ...

Play-based sand therapy may help children with autism express emotions and improve behavior, according to clinical trial ...