<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/brain_behind_words.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>05/18/2026</pubDate><title>Language development plays large role in sensory health</title><summary>Language development and sensory processing skills are closely related. According to an article in Brain and Behavior, children who have problems with language development tend to experience challenges with motor and auditory processes.

Researchers say the connection between language development and sensory processing offers an opportunity to explore how language development plays a larger role in sensory health, a topic that the team at the Sensory Research Institute at UNT Health Fort Worth is eager to further investigate.</summary><author>Krystle Gabele</author><image><img src="/newsroom/_binaries/Uyen-Newsroom.png" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>Sensory Research Institute</tag></tags></item>