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Sensory integration, sensory processing, and sensory modulation disorders: putative functional neuroanatomic
Leonard F Koziol1, Deborah Ely Budding, Dana Chidekel
1lfkoziol@aol.com
Cerebellum (London, England)
|June 2, 2011
Summary
This paper clarifies symptoms of sensory integration, processing, and modulation disorders (SID/SPD/SMD) by examining sensorimotor adaptation and brain function models. It explains how neural network variations contribute to these conditions and impact development.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Occupational Therapy
Background:
- Sensory integration disorder (SID), sensory processing disorder (SPD), and sensory modulation disorder (SMD) lack consistent operational definitions, causing conceptual confusion.
- Understanding these conditions requires a framework of sensorimotor adaptation and integrated brain function models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explain the symptoms characterizing SID/SPD/SMD.
- To provide neuroanatomic underpinnings for symptom presentation using a dual-tiered brain function model.
- To explore the impact of these symptoms on cognitive and behavioral development.
Main Methods:
- Summarized a paradigm of adaptation through sensorimotor interaction.
- Reviewed a dual-tiered, integrated model of brain function (neocortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum).
- Examined SID/SPD/SMD symptoms within the interactive model and their developmental impact.
Main Results:
- Interactions between brain regions generate adaptive and pathological symptoms.
- SID/SPD/SMD symptoms impact inhibitory control, working memory, academic skills, and behavioral automation.
- Etiologies are presented as drivers of neurodevelopmental pathologies and variations in neural network development.
Conclusions:
- The interactive model provides a basis for understanding SID/SPD/SMD symptoms.
- Variations in neural network development can explain the etiologies of these sensory disorders.
- Further research into neurodevelopmental variations is crucial for understanding and addressing these conditions.
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