Tonal analysis in machine learning has emerged as an essential tool for extracting valuable insights from vast amounts of audio and text data.

Affective computing is a multidisciplinary field that merges computer science, psychology, and neuroscience which has emerged as a groundbreaking area of research with the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with technology.

Coined by Dr. Milton, the double empathy problem challenges us to rethink the dynamics of communication and understanding across neurotypes. By exploring the double empathy problem, we can work towards fostering more inclusive and empathetic communication in our increasingly neurodiverse world.

Sensory substitution and augmentation have emerged as innovative approaches to enhance human perception and interaction with the world. By providing alternative means of accessing and processing information, these technologies can compensate for sensory impairments, enrich experiences, and offer new possibilities for communication and exploration. In this post, we will delve into the history and science behind sensory substitution and augmentation, with a special focus on haptic technology.

Neurodiversity, a term first coined in the late 1990s by sociologist Judy Singer, has become a transformative way to understand and appreciate the wide range of neurological differences among people. This concept acknowledges the inherent value in diverse neurological conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and alexithymia, among others. By recognizing neurodiversity as an asset, we can foster a more inclusive society that celebrates the unique strengths and talents of neurodivergent individuals.

Alexithymia is a condition characterized by difficulty in identifying, describing, and understanding one's own emotions and those of others. This can significantly impact social interactions, emotional regulation, and overall quality of life. While alexithymia can affect anyone, it is more commonly found in autistic people and those with ADHD.

Neurodiversity spans the vastness of neural baselines and urges us to consider that there is not one optimal neural circuitry. And this idea changes our understanding of what it means to be autistic, dyslexic, or to have ADHD.

A new Stanford University study finds that autistic children have “aberrant functional connectivity between voice-sensitive auditory cortex and the bilateral TPJ during emotional prosody processing.”

Our thesis at Valence Vibrations has been that the burden of altering communication has been unduly and unequally placed on the most marginalized people in a given conversation.