The coordination of brain activity in autism
In science and engineering we use the concept of a black box to designate a device which we view in terms of its inputs and outputs without knowing anything in […]
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Edward Ritvo: The Gentle Giant
Edward “Ed” Ritvo: The Gentle Giant (June 1, 1930-June 10, 2020) Ed Ritvo was a renowned American Psychiatrists and autism researcher. He passed away peacefully while at his home in […]
Evolution, brain anatomy, and autism
An article that I wrote about one year ago became public access and can be downloaded from either PubMed or Researchgate. The title of the article is, “The Modular Organization […]
Autism, brain connectivity, and analog computers
All psychological traits are rooted in biology. Francis Crick once famously said that, “You, your joys and sorrows, your memories and ambitions, your sense of personal identity and free will, […]
Anxiety, Diarrhea, Sleep Problems and Muscle Aches in Autism: The Role of Serotonin
Serotonin is a chemical that signals information between cells, primarily those cells that are found in the central nervous system and digestive track. In addition, within the blood, serotonin is […]
Autistic personality and maladaptive behaviors
I have written in previous blogs about an autistic personality. These are the combination of behaviors and emotional patterns that persist over time with some variations being accrued due to […]
Autism in the time of COVID-19
The following is a blog written by one of our readers, Ms. Claudia Mazzuco. Ms.Mazzucco is a writer, researcher, historian, editor and teacher of the history of golf. She was […]
Secondary vs. Idiopathic Autism
During the past year I was able to direct a research special theme for the Frontiers Journal on Secondary vs. idiopathic autism. At the end of our work I wrote […]
COVID-19 Research Round Up
The avalanche of COVID pre publications have slowed down into a trickle. I am highlighting a few pertinent articles here. Guidelines/GuidanceOSHAGuidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. Fiorino G et al. […]
Nanotechnologies in Neuroscience
Our latest book is entitled Nanotechnologies in Neuroscience and Neuroengineering (Frontiers, 2020). The same deals with the manipulation of matter of extremely small dimensions in order to create novel technologies […]
