Brain donations and research in autism: the good, the bad and the ugly
For the past few months I have had a hectic travel schedule that has made me spend a significant amount of time at the airport or in an airplane. Occasionally […]
Tag Archives: brain
Declan Murphy at IMFAR 2014
This was the start of the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) and the opening speaker was a my good friend Declan Murphy from the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s […]
Ludwig Wittgenstein debunks Theory of Mind in autism
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was born on April 26, 1889 in Vienna, Austria to an affluent family. Three of his brothers committed suicide and Wittgenstein himself considered the same. He […]
Patches of disorganization in the cerebral cortex of children with autism
I will be leaving for China this weekend. Travel exigencies may prevent me from posting in the near future. In this regard I have opted for posting today. Hopefully I […]
Transcranial Magentic Stimulation and Autism: Generalities
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) offers a way of modulating the way the cerebral cortex works. The magnitude and direction of the effects, whether excitatory or inhibitory, depends on the variables […]
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Historical Aspects
It seems to me that the last decade has seen a resurgence of interest about magnetism and its possible use as a therapeutic modality for a variety of health related […]
Looking Beyond The Haze By Paul Isaacs
The following is an invited blog by Paul Isaacs. I have written about Paul before as someone that I admire. Paul is a speaker, trainer, author and consultant on the […]
Un escrito sobre la gran cantidad de hallazgos en el autismo
Hace unos meses tuve la oportunidad de hablar con mi buen amigo Steve Edelson, del Instituto de Investigación sobre el Autismo (ARI). La conversación giró en torno a que es […]
Abdominal Pains and Migraine in Autism
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
About 17 years ago, when I acquired a personal interest in autism, the link to abdominal symptoms was mentioned in the literature but readily dismissed…
Why Use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Autism?
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
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…
