Paul Issacs: Living Through the Haze
During my Christmas vacation I had the opportunity to catch up on my reading. One of the books that I wanted to read was “Living Through the Haze” by Paul […]
Tag Archives: autism symptoms
Key Players in Autism: IV. The Brainstem
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
In the central nervous system the brainstem links the brain to the spinal cord. This anatomical structure is usually divided into different portions, from top…
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…
The problem of “too many findings in autism”
A few months ago I had the opportunity to talk to my good friend Steve Edelson from the Autism Research Institute (ARI). The conversation revolved around what makes for a […]
Autism Efforts in Russia
A few months ago I had an invitation to be the opening speaker in a 2 hour lecture at the first International Autism Congress in Russia. As fate would have […]
Autism in Colombia
I am Hispanic, born in Puerto Rico. My family were farmers originally from the Canary Islands (San Miguel de Arbona in Tenerife, Spain). In this regard I enjoy visiting Hispanic […]
Fear, emotion and socialization: the role of the amygdala in the symptoms of autism
Note: I am traveling to Colombia this week attending a neuroscience congress and I won’t be able to answer any comments or emails to this or other posts in an […]
The mystery of the missing smile (Moebius sequence) and autism
Many years ago while doing my residence training in Neurology I saw a patient that could not smile or frown. She had a blank stare on her face and had […]
La rara enfermedad de Urbach-Wiethe y el autismo
Los estudiantes de medicina dicen que la Neurología es la disciplina que exalta la memorización de terminos y epónimos raros. En la Neurología, hay un sinfín de hechos alrededor de […]
Headaches, neck pain, disequilibrium and autism
Several years ago I had the opportunity to be a plenary speaker for the World Congress of Autism in Monterrey, Mexico. My lecture was given late in the evening. The […]
