(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Atom Sarkar, Drexel University (THE CONVERSATION) Athletic footwear has entered a new ...

Athletic footwear is stepping into a far more ambitious chapter. Moving beyond traditional promises of comfort, cushioning, or speed, footwear company Nike is now suggesting that shoes can influence ...

Sensory overload is when your five senses — sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste — take in more information than your brain can process. When your brain is overwhelmed by this input, it enters ...

The capacity of the brain to encode multiple types of sensory input is key to survival. Yet, how neurons integrate information from multiple sensory pathways and to what extent this influences ...

Neuroscience supports the idea that shoes can change sensory input, posture, and movement. It does not support claims that footwear can reliably improve concentration or attention for the general ...