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Just as cartographers have created manageable maps of our planet and enabled travel and development, our brain maps our diverse sensory inputs to our credit-card sized cerebral cortex to enable ...

The distinctive smell of a flower.. the unmistakable aroma of coffee… the dangers linked with inhaling smoke fumes. Sensory systems have evolved to provide us with immediate, finely tuned information ...

Leading food research firm Campden BRI claims that its refinement of a sensory assessment technique called ‘Napping’ offers real potential for European food firms seeking to record the qualities of ...

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