Inflammation and Autism
Sometime in the nineteenth century a German physician by the name of Rudolph Virchow described the different symptoms that constituted an inflammatory response. Thus, we would call a knee as […]
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Clumsiness and autism
When my grandson was born he was a finicky baby. He used to cry a lot and holding him in your arms offered no solace. He seemed to be awake […]
The Need for Further Studies on the Safety of Prenatal Ultrasound
The following is a discussion about the need for further studies on the safety of prenatal ultrasound. I do believe that ultrasound may pose a risk factor for autism and […]
What Causes the Major Symptoms of Autism (Part 1)?
A pedagogic aspect of a pathologist’s job is trying to explain symptoms based on autopsy findings. This follows a long tradition in medicine where a professor does dissections while asking […]
Why Use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Autism?
In previous posts I have mentioned our findings of abnormal minicolumns in the brains of autistic individuals. The minicolumn is an elemental modular unit of the cortex serving as an […]
The Cerebral Cortex and Autism
Raymond D. Adams, the perennial Chief of Neurology at Mass. General, taught his residents that the initial step in order to make a clinical diagnosis was to localize the lesion. […]
An Introduction to Cortical Modularity
Many years ago, Lorente de No, a student of Cajal, described the presence of a repeating circuit within the cerebral cortex. He said that, respective of anatomical location, all information […]
Mirror mirror on the wall…: Mirror neurons and autism
Do you believe that an autistic person would make for a good standup comedian? The question was answered a few years ago at an AutismOne conference. A personal apearance along […]
Of Mice and Men: Complications of Animal Models in Autism Research
A couple of years ago while at an IMFAR meeting I happened to attend a lecture on animal models in autism. The lecturer, a distinguished neuroscientist, made a point that […]
Cortical Chauvinism 