A new study is using robotics to expose a hidden barrier in stroke recovery: the loss of the body’s internal sense of movement. This sensory ability, called proprioception, is rarely tested in clinics ...

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 ...

A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn’t move his left arm or leg. Lewis’ neighbor realized his truck hadn’t moved in two days and called 911 for ...

Robot perception and cognition often rely on the integration of information from multiple sensory modalities, such as vision, ...

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, ...

Researchers use neural networks to study proprioception, the sense the brain uses to 'know' the body's movement and position. How does your brain know the position and movement of your different body ...

Proprioception is the imperceptible and invisible sense, often referred to as the unconscious sixth sense. It relies on mechanosensory neurons located within muscles, tendons and joints and, as such, ...