Mental health experts say overstimulation—when the brain processes excessive sensory input—can trigger hyperarousal and drive overthinking. This cognitive loop, often linked to anxiety, trauma, or ...

Too much sensory input can overstimulate your brain and cause emotional distress or shutdown. Sensory overload can happen with anxiety disorders, autism, and ADHD, but anyone can experience it. Taking ...

From sensory overload to deep emotional shifts, explore why people with bipolar disorder often feel the world more deeply.

Sensory overload occurs when the brain becomes overwhelmed by the volume or nature of the sensory inputs it receives. Sensory inputs can be any stimuli that enter through one of the sensory modalities ...

Imagine sitting in a quiet house and hearing a faint sound. On its own, you might barely notice it. Now imagine that same sound paired with a small movement in your peripheral vision. Neither signal ...

The peas were fine yesterday, today they’re not. The beach was fun last week, but now your child can’t tolerate the sand. All parents will recognise moments like these, but when your child is ...

If you’re a parent, you know the looks. The looks you get when your child is acting out in public — causing a scene over candy at the grocery store or wailing over a toy in the mall. But here’s the ...

The study, made possible through funding from the Hersenstichting, is led by neurologist Brigit de Jong, in collaboration with psychiatrist Sonja ...

Kiana Moore is forging her own path as a filmmaker. After winning the 2022 best feature film Tribeca X Award for “The Beauty of Blackness,” with co-director Tiffany Johnson, Moore set her sights on ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Lindsay Bahr, The Associated Press It’s somewhat fitting that the new DreamWorks Animation feature “Trolls ” is coming out right after Halloween. The ...