The ability to perceive and discriminate diverse types of sensation is reflected by the existence of specialized dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory neurons tuned to respond to specific stimuli.

Our senses are constantly bombarded with a vast amount of information. To guide behaviour, the brain must extract and amplify a relatively small number of features from this massive input; for example ...

But in fact, it is far more beneficial than that. Involving babies in sensory experiences from birth advances their brain structure. During the first three months of a baby’s life, two million neural ...

Louise Emma Clarke tries Toddler Sense, a new class to follow the award-winning Baby Sensory programme. If you have a little person running around your apartment or villa, a weekly class can be the ...

ONEIDA -- The Oneida YMCA is now accepting registrations for their Sensory Swim Program. The program is open to children with anxiety, attention deficit disorder and who are on the autism spectrum.

Baby sensory classes are returning to The Mall after proving a hug hit with little ones and their parents. The international and multi-award winning baby development programme launched in the shopping ...

From obstacle courses to cooking classes to horseback riding, several Long Island groups offer extracurricular activities that help children on the autism spectrum feel more at ease while they’re ...

Lluvia Cervantes never took her eyes off of her teacher, Erin McMahon, at the Central West Ballet studio during ballet class earlier this month. Lluvia is 9 years old and has autism, and for the first ...