Behavioural and Autonomic Regulation of Response to Sensory Stimuli among Children: A Systematic Review of Relationship and Methodology

Gomez, Ivan Neil; Lai, Cynthia Y. Y.; Morato-Espino, Paulin Grace; Chan, Che Hin Chetwyn; Tsang, Hector W.H.

doi:10.1155/2017/2629310

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“…First, the multiple reactivities and patterns of arousal should be studied in a more complex and coordinated manner. However, in line with earlier reviews (e.g., Rogers and Ozonoff, 2005;Gomez et al, 2017), we highlight the variability in children's ANS-HPA axis responses to sensory stimuli, regardless of diagnosis. We view this heterogeneity as a natural and expected continuum of arousal occurring across individual nervous systems.…”

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“…Gatzke- Kopp and Ram, 2018). It is predominantly used to capture variability in physiological sympathetic arousal in the SMD literature (Gomez et al, 2017). Generally, greater frequency and magnitude of EDA to either all or specific sensory stimulation was observed in the SNS-focused SMD studies reviewed, illustrating that these temporal dimensions were recurrent regardless of diagnosis (see Table 2).…”

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“…Multiple contributing factors potentially underlie this inconsistent evidence, including the prevalent use of different, yet singular measures not fully representing the complexity of the stress response system (for full review, see Gomez et al, 2017). Inspired by Gomez et al's (2017) larger systematic review, we examine how complex stress and stress recovery models have been researched in isolation, and we review how this fragmentation is paralleled in SMD-focused research.…”

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Diverse Autonomic Nervous System Stress Response Patterns in Childhood Sensory Modulation

Christensen

Wild

Kenzie

et al. 2020

Front. Integr. Neurosci.

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The specific role of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in emotional and behavioral regulation-particularly in relation to automatic processes-has gained increased attention in the sensory modulation literature. This mini-review article summarizes current knowledge about the role of the ANS in sensory modulation, with a focus on the integrated functions of the ANS and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and their measurement. Research from the past decade illustrates that sympathetic and parasympathetic interactions are more complex than previously assumed. Patterns of ANS activation vary across individuals, with distinct physiological response profiles influencing the reactivity underlying automatic behavioral responses. This review article advances a deeper understanding of stress and the complex stress patterns within the ANS and HPA axis that contribute to allostatic load (AL). We argue that using multiple physiological measurements to capture individual ANS response variation is critical for effectively treating children with sensory modulation disorder (SMD) and sensory differences. We consider the relative contributions of automatic vs. deliberately controlled processes across large-scale neural networks in the development of sensorimotor function and their associated links with arousal patterns and sensory over-and under-responsivity.

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Diverse Autonomic Nervous System Stress Response Patterns in Childhood Sensory Modulation

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Wild

Kenzie

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Front. Integr. Neurosci.

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“…Empirical evidence that supports autonomic regulation of response to sensory stimuli stemmed out from a series of research that hypothesizes differences in PNS or SNS functions in response to a laboratory paradigm that presents a series of sensory stimuli among children with and without known problems in the regulation of response toward sensory stimuli. In a systematic review that explores the extant literature in the behavioral and physiological regulation of response to sensory stimuli among children, Gomez et al [ 43 ] have suggested methodological inconsistencies. For instance, the prevalent use of a single autonomic physiological measure was commonly observed.…”

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“…However, the use of a multidomain sensory paradigm may not always be suitable. Our recent literature review urges the use of modality-specific measurements to improve the sensitivity of measures [ 43 ]. The auditory modality seems to offer a more sensitive stimulus to elicit physiological responses [ 6 , 50 ].…”

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The Role of Ethnicity and Environment in the Regulation of Response to Sensory Stimulus in Children: Protocol and Pilot Findings of a Neurophysiological Study

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Lai²,

Chan³

et al. 2018

JMIR Res Protoc

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BackgroundThe ability to regulate the response to sensory stimuli has been associated with successful behavioral patterns necessary for daily activities. However, it is not known whether a child’s ethnicity and environment can influence autonomic regulatory mechanisms.ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the role of ethnicity and environment in the regulation of responses to sensory stimuli in children.MethodsIn this study, we intend to recruit 128 children from different ethnic groups or environment contexts as follows: (1) 32 typically developing Chinese children living in Hong Kong; (2) 32 typically developing Filipino children living in Hong Kong; (3) 32 typically developing Filipino children who are living in urban areas; and (4) 32 typically developing Filipino children who are living in rural areas in Philippines. Autonomic activity (heart rate variability [HRV] and electrodermal activity [EDA]) will be measured and recorded using Polar H2 heart rate monitor and eSense GSR skin response sensor. Autonomic activity (HRV-low frequency, HRV-high frequency, and EDA) at different conditions between pairwise groupings will be tested using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). All significant levels will be set at P ≤.05.ResultsWe present the research protocol of this study, as well as a short discussion of the preliminary findings from our pilot data, with consequent power and sample size analysis that informs the appropriate sample needed to test our hypothesis.ConclusionsThis study will increase the understanding on the role of individual differences related to a child’s ethnicity and environment in the regulation of response to sensory stimuli. The findings of this research may further shed light on the evaluation and treatment planning for children across and within cultures.

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Sensory processing and cortisol at age 4 years: Procedural pain‐related stress in children born very preterm

McLean

Niknafs

Scoten

et al. 2020

Developmental Psychobiology

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Children born preterm display altered sensory processing, which may manifest as hyper‐ and/or hypo‐sensitivity to sensory information. In this vulnerable population, exposure to neonatal pain‐related stress is associated with altered stress regulation, as indexed by alterations in cortisol levels. It is unknown whether sensory processing behaviors are also affected by early life adversity, and whether dysregulated cortisol is related to sensory processing problems in preterm children. We examined relationships between neonatal pain‐related stress, sensory processing profiles and cortisol levels at age 4 years, and whether pathways were sex‐specific. In a longitudinal prospective cohort study, N = 146 infants born 24–32 weeks gestational age were recruited from BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; neonatal factors were collected from daily chart review. At age 4 years, saliva to assay cortisol was collected three times across cognitive assessment (pre‐test, during, end) and parents completed the Short Sensory Profile questionnaire. Using generalized linear modeling, independent of other neonatal factors, higher number of invasive procedures (pain/stress) was associated with more sensory processing problems (total, hypo‐ and hyper‐sensitivity) for girls only. After accounting for neonatal factors, greater cortisol output across the assessment was associated with more total sensory processing problems in girls only, and hypersensitivity to sensory input in both boys and girls. Findings suggest that in children born very preterm, how a child responds to sensory input and cortisol reactivity to stress are related but may have different precursors. Girls may be somewhat more susceptible to neonatal pain‐related stress exposure in relation to sensory processing at preschool age.

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Behavioural and Autonomic Regulation of Response to Sensory Stimuli among Children: A Systematic Review of Relationship and Methodology

Cited by 12 publications

References 56 publications

Diverse Autonomic Nervous System Stress Response Patterns in Childhood Sensory Modulation

Diverse Autonomic Nervous System Stress Response Patterns in Childhood Sensory Modulation

The Role of Ethnicity and Environment in the Regulation of Response to Sensory Stimulus in Children: Protocol and Pilot Findings of a Neurophysiological Study

Sensory processing and cortisol at age 4 years: Procedural pain‐related stress in children born very preterm

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