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The human brain is the master regulator in charge of receiving, interpreting, and responding to various sensory inputs from the environment. However, disturbances of this process have an effect on general brain health and can manifest as hyper-sensitivity, or hypo-sensitivity thereby impinging upon an individual's capacity to function optimally in daily life. The five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing. The “sensory diet” is not food but a program of structured ac

Often when we think about an individual with dementia, a condition characterized by a significant decrease in memory skills and cognitive abilities, we think about someone who is typically an older adult of 65 or more, and most likely affected by a chronic neurodegenerative condition such as Alzheimer’s disease. Surprisingly, this is not always the case since children and adolescents can also be affected by progressive cognitive decline, learning and memory problems (aka deme