EPISODE 8

Sensory Integration

Recommended Readings

Understanding How Neural Circuits Process Olfactory Signals

This resource provides insights into the neural mechanisms of sensory processing, which are fundamental to understanding sensory integration in therapeutic contexts.

Sensory Integration Approaches for Children and Youth in Occupational Therapy

This document provides a comprehensive overview of sensory integration approaches tailored for children with developmental disabilities, emphasizing practical applications and evidence-based strategies.

Sensory Health

This website provides comprehensive resources and information on sensory health, which can significantly enhance understanding and application of sensory integration techniques.

Comparison of amounts and types of practice during rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury and stroke

Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PhD, PT; Sharyl Samargia, MA, CCC-SLP; Lisa G . Moore, DPT; Josefin K. Shakya, DPT; Catherine E. Lang, PhD, PT / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development (2010) • Volume 47, Number 9, Pages 851–862

Sensory Over-Responsivity in Elementary School: Prevalence and Social-Emotional Correlates

A. Ben-Sasson, A. S. Carter & M. J. Briggs-Gowan / J Abnorm Child Psychol (2009) • Pages 705-716 – DOI 10.1007/s10802-008-9295-8

Sensory reactivity, empathizing and systemizing in autism spectrum conditions and sensory processing disorder

Teresa Tavassoli, Lucy Jane Miller, Sarah A. Schoen, Jennifer Jo Brout, Jillian Sullivan, Simon Baron-Cohen / Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 29 (2018) • Pages 72–77

Sensory Integration Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review

Russell Lang, Mark O’Reilly, Olive Healy, Mandy Rispoli, Helena Lydon, William Streusand, Tonya Davis, Soyeon Kang, Jeff Sigafoos, Giulio Lancioni, Robert Didden, & Sanne Giesbers / Sensory Integration Review

Learning in the Fast Lane: New Insights into Neuroplasticity

Yaniv Sagi, Ido Tavor, Shir Hofstetter, Shimrit Tzur-Moryosef, Tamar Blumenfeld-Katzir, and Yaniv Assaf / Neuron • New Insights to Neuroplasticity from Diffusion MRI

Multisensory Integration and Neuroplasticity in the Human Cerebral Cortex

Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Sibylle C. Herholz / Translational Neuroscience (2013) • Pages 337-348 – Review Article

Principles of Experience-Dependent Neural Plasticity: Implications for Rehabilitation After Brain Damage

Jeffrey A. Kleim and Theresa A. Jones / Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (2018) • Vol. 51 • Pages S225–S239

Music and Brain Plasticity

Simone Dalla Bella, Oxford Handbooks Online (2015) / The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology, Second Edition (Forthcoming)

Associative learning and sensory neuroplasticity: how does it happen and what is it good for?

John P. McGann / Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, Psychology Department, Rutgers University • Pages 22:567–576

Fast Learning with Weak Synaptic Plasticity

Pierre Yger, Marcel Stimberg and Romain Brette / The Journal of Neuroscience (2015) • 35(39):13351–13362 • 13351

Abnormal white matter microstructure in children with sensory processing disorders

Julia P. Owen, Elysa J. Marco, Shivani Desai, Emily Fourie, Julia Harris, Susanna S. Hill, Anne B. Arnett, Pratik Mukherjee / NeuroImage: Clinical 2 (2013) • Pages 844–853

White matter correlates of sensory processing in autism spectrum disorders

Jennifer R. Pryweller, Kimberly B. Schauder, AdamW. Anderson, Jessica L. Heacock, Jennifer H. Foss-Feig, Cassandra R. Newsom, Whitney A. Loring, Carissa J. Cascio / NeuroImage: Clinical 6 (2014) • Pages 379–387