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Neuropsychological Insights into Sensory-Based Intervention: The Role of Tactile and Vestibular Activities in Emotional and Motor Regulation during Early Milestones

Author(s) Ms. Radha Navnit Jajal, Ms. Badri Nirav Patel, Ms. Khushi Prasad Cholkar
Country India
Abstract This study explored the potential of basic and organized sensory tasks to enhance tactile and vestibular control in Veda, a four-year-old child with mild oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and learning disability. Children with such issues tend to have difficulties processing sensory information, body stability, and fine motor skills. These issues may influence learning, behavior, and emotional control. The current study addressed these issues through systematic sensory-motor pre-, post-, and intervention tests. These included Velcro pick-up-drop tasks, walking barefoot on various textured mats, walking and balancing on wooden beams, and board tasks to improve Veda’s tactile tolerance, motor control, and postural control.
Veda was repeatedly tested for her sense of touch and balance through frequent sensory activities. Every time she walked on differently textured mats or stood on a beam, her brain had to simultaneously determine the movement in her body and what she was feeling. This eventually helped her brain become more adept at integrating these sensations, a process referred to as sensorimotor integration. This theory posits that the brain continuously receives and organizes sensory information to facilitate action. The most important systems in this process are the vestibular system, which allows us to sense movement and maintain balance, and the proprioceptive system that processes information about muscles and joints. Any failure in either of these systems can result in children presenting atypical responses concerning hypersensitivity, fear of movement, or even repetitive behaviors such as hand flapping.
A study conducted by A. Jean Ayres reveals that the brain uses the vestibular system to determine whether to respond to a stimulus. (Guardado & Sergent, 2023) These activities enhanced the activity of the sensorimotor strip of the brain, which performs touch and movement by improving its integration with the orbitofrontal cortex, which processes emotions and decision-making. As these two areas began to communicate more easily, Veda became less avoidant and less receptive, and combined sensory-related interventions have the potential to enhance the manner in which the brain processes and organizes sensory information. The findings can lead to the creation of more effective interventions to help children who are easily overstimulated by sensory stimuli and have developmental problems.
Keywords Sensory processing; sensory-motor strip; tactile sensitivity and tolerance; vestibular integration; orbitofrontal cortex; emotional regulation; oppositional defiant disorder; neuropsychological development; balance and postural control; early childhood intervention
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-11-20
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.61157
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbbz54
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