Body-awareness relies on the representation of both interoceptive and exteroceptive percepts coming from one's body. However, the exact relationship and possible interaction of interoceptive and exteroceptive systems for body-awareness remain unknown. We sought to understand for the first time, to our knowledge, the interaction between interoceptive and exteroceptive awareness of the body. Firs...

SENSORY OBSERVATIONS IN AUTISM One insight into the sensory disturbances in autism comes from autobiographical reports. For example Temple Grandin, a well known highfunctioning professor with autism, describes her hearing experiences as “like having a sound amplifier set on maximum loudness.” Other reports indicate difficulty for individuals with ASD to process stimuli from multiple senses conc...

Abstract. Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) can lead to sensory deficits and compromise functionality. However, most studies have been focused on motor stimulation in stroke traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sensory mild/moderate TBI has received reduced interest. The main objective of this review is know the methodological characteristics effects programs ABI. Studies with purpose testing efficacy those...

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of bundles, such as ulnar and median nerves, is a technique used to evoke tactile sensation on the hand. Considering this does not require electrodes be attached hand, it can induce without interrupting interaction between hand environment. Although technology has most commonly been explored for restoring sensory feedback in amputees, also appl...

Training of spinal cord circuits using sensorimotor stimulation has been proposed as a strategy to improve movement after spinal injury. How sensory stimulation may lead to long-lasting changes is not well understood. We studied whether sensory stimulation might induce changes in the strength of a specific spinal interneuronal circuit: spinally mediated reciprocal Ia inhibition. In healthy huma...

Volitional swallowing in humans involves the coordination of both brainstem and cerebral swallowing control regions. Peripheral sensory inputs are necessary for safe and efficient swallowing, and their importance to the patterned components of swallowing has been demonstrated. However, the role of sensory inputs to the cerebral system during volitional swallowing is less clear. We used four con...

Asynchronous bimodal stimulation during prenatal development elicits higher levels of behavioral and physiological arousal in precocial avian embryos than does unimodal sensory stimulation. To investigate whether the increased arousal associated with prenatal bimodal stimulation has enduring effects into postnatal development, bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) embryos received no supplementa...