Molecular and Neurological Aspects of Sensory Processing Disorders
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 107
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Interests: sensory; social touch; neuroscience; brain activity; heart rate; heart rate variability; neuronall activity; patch-clamp
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The physiological sensory information process is critical during development because from birth we are surrounded by stimuli that we have to encode, such as smell, taste, and touch. Sensory processing disorders (SPDs) affect the ability to detect and respond to sensory stimuli, impairing different sensory systems, e.g., auditory, taste, touch, and vestibular systems. Patients show extreme pathological reactions to stimuli which have a negative impact on other aspects of daily life such as attention, communication, stress, and sleep. Studies have demonstrated a possible genetic component and that SPDs seem to be linked to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders. Importantly, functional neuroimaging studies have reported abnormal brain activity in people with SPD, while diffusion tensor imaging has been used to examine microstructural integrity in the brains of these patients while also focusing on the correlation between white matter structure and connectivity. Despite this evidence, SPDs still remain not fully understood, which means that new scientific approaches and technological advances must continue to be combined in order to completely understand SPDs. Moreover, it could be useful to use innovative diagnostic and treatment tools for early diagnosis and a more efficacious treatment.
The main aim of this research topic is to reach the state of the art about SPDs from the molecular and neurological point of view. All types of articles are welcome from case reports to reviews in order to report all innovative results. Another aim is to provide a new starting point for new research in order to highlight and more deeply understand the pathological mechanisms to enable early diagnosis and a more efficacious treatment.
Dr. Daniele Corbo
Dr. Laura Clara Grandi
Dr. Stefania Bruni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sensory processing
- sensory processing disorders
- SPDs
- sensory stimuli
- brain activity
- genetic
- functional neuroimaging studies
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