#sensory — Public Fediverse posts

Maybe there's a reason you're not doing that thing.

Maybe there's a sensory issue. Maybe it's overwhelming your nervous system. Maybe you physically or cognitively don't know how to do it.

So your brain defaults to just not doing it. 1/2

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Sensory #Interoception #Neurodiversity

📰 "The 3D micro- and nanostructure of the apical extracellular matrix in Drosophila"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.27.740909v1?rss=1
#Drosophila #Sensory
#Larva

Session Announcement! Sensory needs and differences impact literally every single one of us. From those of us that use this as a kink like deprivation, to a neurodivergent coping or stimming mechanism. Registration opens 1-September
#sensory #kinksky #announcement #diversitymatters #conference #bdsm

A common thing when you start exploring sensory stuff is that you find all this stuff that you’ve been shutting out, you’ve been working to dissociate from, to ignore, to numb, or to cancel out in various ways.

And it just feels like everything is just more annoying rather than helping. 1/3

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AuDHD #Sensory #Interoception

My anxiety about going into spaces that were bright and noisy and crowded wasn't just anxiety. They really were bright and noisy and crowded. And that hurt.
(I didn't always know about sensory sensitivities. I just knew I didn't like it, or that I got migraines.)

How was I supposed to ""just get over"" the migraine I got every time I went to the grocery store?

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AuDHD #Anxiety #Sensory #Interoception

📰 "Protocol for quantifying Drosophila feeding behavior using flyPAD and optoPAD"
https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104711
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42479491/
#InternalState
#Drosophila #Behaviour #Sensory

There is no such thing as oversensitive.

If something hurts you, it's irrelevant whether anyone else thinks it should have or not.

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Sensory

📰 "Epidermal and ECM Damage Following Pinch Injury Restricts Dendrite Regeneration in Drosophila"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.15.738747v1?rss=1
#DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Drosophila #Sensory
#Immunity #Larva

📰 "A neural circuit for olfactory motion detection"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.13.738327v1?rss=1
#Drosophila #Sensory

📰 "Control of walking direction by descending and dopaminergic neurons in Drosophila"
https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.cub.2026.06.045
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42442357/
#Sensorimotor
#Drosophila #Sensory

There are several holidays associated with fireworks, like Bastille Day, and while they can be pretty to watch, the loud and sudden sounds can be triggering for some people.

The usual advice? “Wear earplugs.” “Stay inside.” “Try to ignore it.” “It’s no big deal, you’re blowing it out of proportion, just enjoy yourself.” Which doesn’t actually help your nervous system deal with what’s happening. 1/2

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Sensory #Fireworks

📰 "Coupling between Notch signalling and junctional mechanics during asymmetric division of sensory organ precursors"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.10.737684v1?rss=1
#AdherensJunction
#Drosophila #Sensory

📰 "Convergent evolutionary selection unravels the genetic basis of audition in moths"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.08.736348v1?rss=1
#Evolution
#Drosophila #Behaviour #Sensory

📰 "Transcriptional profiling of Drosophila male-specific P1 neurons"
https://doi.org/doi:10.1038/s41598-026-60767-5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42426082/
#DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Drosophila #Sensory

📰 "Brain-wide processing of gustatory information for gradient navigation in Drosophila larvae"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.03.736052v1?rss=1
#Drosophila #Sensory
#Taste
#Larva

📰 "Mating imperatives drive plasticity of the daily temporal niche via dopamine signaling."
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.02.736183v1?rss=1
#Drosophila #Circadian
#Sensory
#Sleep

During holidays like the Fourth of July, the usual advice people give around sensory sensitivities and fireworks is often: “Wear earplugs.” “Stay inside.” “Try to ignore it.” “It’s no big deal, you’re blowing it out of proportion, just enjoy yourself.”

Which doesn’t actually help your nervous system deal with what’s happening. At best, that’s just… coping. Gritting your teeth through the fireworks, and feeling wrung out afterwards for days.

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AuDHD #Sensory

When one makes art, getting materials across is one of the challenging things. It makes sense; perceiving materials and their properties is complex, and we're still trying to figure out how exactly it works.

Link: https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2811946

#Texture #Sensory #Vision #Materials

📰 "The membrane-tethered cis-ligand Belly roll elicits GPCR signaling thereby enabling adaptive avoidance behaviors"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.29.735401v1?rss=1
#Drosophila #Sensory
#Larva

Do fireworks spike your anxiety? Are you stressing about the 4th of July coming up and the fireworks it will bring? What could you do if the dread of fireworks didn’t get in the way of life for days or weeks leading up to the holidays? What if you weren’t bracing yourself for the next sudden bang? 1/2

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Anxiety #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity #Fireworks #Sensory

How do neural circuits allow for #sensory processing to change with context? This study by Aquino, Kim, and Rungratsameetaweemana reveals how inhibitory microcircuits support flexible, context-specific integration, supporting adaptive decision-making
#neuroscience

https://plos.io/4vL2Qf9

📰 "A post-mitotic bistable switch actively safeguards mature neurons against reciprocal transdifferentiation
in vivo"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.19.733455v1?rss=1
#Drosophila #Behaviour #Sensory

While fireworks can be pretty to watch, the loud and sudden sounds can be triggering. Especially when you’re Autistic or AuDHD or have sensory sensitivities. And can cause holidays like Canada Day and 4th of July to be more of a stressor than anything else. 1/3

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Sensory #Interoception #Fireworks

Every brain creates slightly different versions of the same sensory information we take in. No two people experience anything exactly alike.

If you are hot and everyone around you is cold: you're not wrong.
Your experience is real. It's just yours.

#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autistic #AuDHD #Sensory

📰 "Mechanisms of Nicotine Toxicity and Addiction-like Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster: The Role of alpha7 & beta2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits in Sensory Valence and Cellular Stress"
https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.neuro.2026.103499
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42362091/
#DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Drosophila #Behaviour #Sensory

📰 "Patronin facilitates neurite remodeling via epithelial-to-neuronal signaling"
https://doi.org/doi:10.1186/s12964-026-03026-4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42351192/
#Drosophila #Sensory
#Larva

📰 "Neural and Genetic Mechanisms Regulating Copulation Latency in Male Drosophila melanogaster"
https://doi.org/doi:10.1093/genetics/iyag161
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42348926/
#DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Metabolism #Drosophila #Sensory