Teachers can set up hands-on exploration to promote young students’ ability to calm themselves when emotions are running high ...

Home design is moving beyond aesthetics and toward spaces that actively engage the senses. Here's what experts expect to see ...

Sensory stimulation is the input and sensation you receive when one or more of your senses is activated. This type of stimulation is important for infant development and can be used to improve the ...

Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

When I was a principal, my assistant principal and I took over an unused classroom and built a sensory space in it. We created places where students could move around, and quiet areas where they could ...

This Future of Travel column is a recurring series written by JD Shadel exploring the innovations and bold ideas changing—and challenging—travel. The anxiety-inducing lines and harsh fluorescent ...

Sensory deprivation is associated with striking crossmodal neuroplastic changes in the brain. Following sensory deprivation (for example, blindness or deafness), there is functional recruitment of ...

A sensory deprivation tank cuts a person off from as many sensory inputs as possible. Some research suggests it may help ease anxiety, relax muscles, and reduce pain. Although current research ...