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 […]
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Laws of Conservation as Related to Brain Growth, Aging, and Evolution
The following is an embedded article that I wrote several years ago. The article deals with my ideas about how the development and growth of the brain is constrained by […]
Big Brains, Emergent Properties and Psychiatry
The following article describes the way the human brain has developed throughout evolution and how it has given rise to emergent adaptive forces but also to mental conditions. I have […]
Congress on Cortical Evolution in 2018
I was honored to be named as a guest speaker in the upcoming congress on Cortical Evolution 2018. The same will be celebrated in the Canary Islands, birthplace of my […]
The Brain in Autism: Part I
This was originally provided as a handout to accompany my presentation “Abnormalities of cortical circuitry in the brains of autistic individuals” at the Autism One conference in May, 2006. Introduction […]
Internal sensory stress and discomfort/pain in autism
The following is an editorial written by my good friend Steve Edelson (http://bit.ly/2kFrI5e). It recently appeared published in Autism Research Review International (Volume 30, Number 4), a quarterly publication of […]
Infograph on autism and dyslexia
The following is an infograph summarizing some of our research as related to autism and dyslexia. The same was provided to me by a graduate student and mother of a […]
Dyslexia and autism: Cognitive profiles at the tail-ends of the same spectrum
As part of my research I have had the opportunity to work with individuals labelled as neurodevelopmentally disabled. I have been able to study their cognitive profiles, neuroimaging studies and […]
Translating TMS: From Autism Science to Autism Therapy
The following is a blog that I wrote at the request of John Elder Robison. John wanted to know how I became interested in Transcranial Magnetic Simulation (TMS) and what […]
The War on Autism
In the field of autism advocacy some proponents believe that using terms like “War on Autism” is a pejorative term that emphasizes violence. For those that believe that they do […]
Cortical Chauvinism 