Atypical behavioral responses to environmental sounds are common in autistic children and
adults, with 50–70% of this population exhibiting decreased sound tolerance (DST) at some …

Decades of evidence reveal intimate links between sensation and emotion. Yet, discussion
of sensory experiences as tools that promote emotion regulation is largely absent from …

People with aphantasia have impoverished visual imagery so struggle to form mental
pictures in the mind's eye. By testing people with and without aphantasia, we investigate the …

The fundamental organization of the human brain is established before birth, with rapid
growth continuing over the first postnatal years. Children exposed before or after birth to …

Excessive neural variability of sensory responses is a hallmark of atypical sensory
processing in autistic individuals with cascading effects on other core autism symptoms but …

Background Individuals on the autism spectrum have been long described to process
sensory information differently than neurotypical individuals. While much effort has been …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing guidelines were implemented to
reduce viral spread, altering typical social interactions and reducing the amount of physical …

ASMR is a complex positive emotion experienced by some people in response to triggers
including auditory, visual, interpersonal and tactile stimuli. We propose that the ability to …

Background Autistic adults, particularly women, are more likely to experience chronic ill
health than the general population. Central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) are a group of …

Atypical sensory processing is a core symptom of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We
aimed at better characterizing visual sensitivity and responsivity in ASD at the self‐reported …