Hearing loss is a significant public health problem affecting close to 50 million people in the United States alone. Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common form and is caused by the loss of sensory hair cells in the cochlea. Hair cell loss results from a variety of factors including noise...
Johns Hopkins scientists have created stunning images of the branching patterns of individual sensory nerve cells. Their report, published online in the journal eLife on Dec. 18, details the arrangement of these branches in skin from the backs of mice. The branching patterns define ten distinct...
The latest Perspectives in General Physiology series examines the mechanisms of visual, aural, olfactory, and tactile processes that inform us about the environment. The series appears in the September 2011 issue of the Journal of General Physiology. Everything that mammals perceive about the...
Competing in races is the life of a runner. But, for sportspeople with sensory impairments, any race is one of obstacles. Tecnalia is working intensely on eliminating these obstacles. The system involves a series of wireless-interconnected devices in order to facilitate the starts in time trials...
I've read a couple arguments concerning our sensory experience, and I agree with the ones that say that sensory perception is merely a representation of reality, that the mind must receive input from our sense to construct an understanding of reality. Yet, the sensory perception would ONLY be a...
Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important conductor of the brain's complex orchestra. Published in Nature...
I know that my daughter is too old not to be potty trained, but with the type of sensory issues she has, (as well as my other 2 children) they potty train late.
My other two children have not enjoyed diaper changes as well, but not to the extent that my 3 yo does. She will scream, force her...