Tom Insel and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
Dr. Tom Insel left the National Institute of Mental Health after 13 years of being its Director. He was the longest serving Director since Dr. Robert H. Felix, the agency’s […]
Tag Archives: animal models
The pathology of autism, is it strictly a “genetic disorder”?
Paul Patterson is an iconic figure in the field of autism.When mentioned in the context of autism his name is synonymous to the possible role of immunological mechanisms. Contrary to […]
The importance of postmortem research in autism
A couple of weeks ago I read the blog of one of my favorite writers Matt Carey of Left Brain Right Brain fame. This particular blog related Matt’s experience while […]
Of Mice and Men: Complications of Animal Models in Autism Research
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
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…
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 […]
