Article about sensory processing:

DogSense Article

Date: 2005-07-18
Title: The Sensory Side of Ttouch
Author: Kathy Cascade

http://www.dogsense.co.za/newsitem.p...5dd2576d3f3b38

"Another important aspect of sensory processing is how sensation is carried through the nervous system to specific areas of the brain. There are separate pathways that carry specific sensations. As a student in PT school I had to memorize these pathways with weird names like the Spinothalmic tract, which isn't very useful to anyone! We really only have to remember the two general functions of the pathways.

One pathway carries protective sensations of pain, temperature, and light touch. The other pathway carries discriminative sensations like pressure touch, proprioception, and vibration. When we look at the difference between the two pathways in the chart below(only available on PDF format), it is interesting to see how the sensations associated with TTouch (pressure touch) and Groundwork (proprioception) appear to be carried by the Discriminative Pathway, and result in the type of responses we often observe in the animals we work with.

From the chart we can also see why the body wrap may have such a significant effect on animals in terms of increasing focus, calming, and improving body awareness. When applied to an animal or person, the body wrap provides pressure touch, as well as enhancing the brain's perception of where the body is in space."