sensory
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Settling into life outside the crammed living room has been "a bit of a sensory overload", with Boone needing to be introduced to new experiences gradually.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
While the spectrum encompasses a wildly diverse range of behaviors, skills and communication styles, its core traits center on differences in social communication and sensory processing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Cognitive scientists have investigated whether the brain itself is Bayesian—a probabilistic inference engine, perpetually recalibrating, merging incoming sensory data with past experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Cleaning becomes less of a chore and more of a small, sensory pleasure—something I don’t mind returning to, night after night.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
When Jerrie was helped out of the sensory deprivation tank, the examiners asked her how long she thought she had been in.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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