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…
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Rubella, the MMR Vaccination, and Autism
In this particular blog I will continue expanding on my line of thinking regarding what I consider to be the basic abnormality in the brains of individuals with autism spectrum […]
Mice exposed to ultrasound during pregnancy show autistic behaviors
The Journal of Autism Research just published an article detailing the effects of prenatal ultrasound on mice (Autis Res Nov 18, 2013 doi 10.1002/aur.1349, Epub ahead of print). The authors […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Rare Urbach-Wiethe disease and Autism
Medical students say that Neurology is the discipline of medicine that exalts the memorization of foreign words and eponyms. In Neurology there are endless facts surrounding names that go back […]
A Cautionary Note on the Use of Transcraneal Magnetic Stimulation in Autism
For many years now my group has used Transcraneal Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to treat autism. We had the distinction of having the first published article on the subject, and have […]
Self-injurious behaviors, clumsiness, motor stereotypies, faulty facial recognition, the bothersome nature of change, joint attention and theory of mind in autism: putting it all together
I will always remember seeing Mel Kaplan examine autistic patients for a prism lens study that was being conducted at my laboratory. One young participant, despite having his parents around, […]
Self-Injurious behaviors and autism
I have often heard that about 20 to 30% of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will exhibit significant symptoms of irritability and/or aggression including quickly changing moods, severe […]
