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Mulling over the signs of sensory dysfunction(?) in Charlie this year, the hands over the ears (more of htis a few months ago) and all the recent squinting (right eye especially), I’ve been thinking about synesthesia, which is (according to this MIT site):
involuntary joining in which the real information of one sense is accompanied […]
A new study published in Current Biology suggests that what we “see” internally—in the mind’s eye—can directly influence our visual perception. From yesterday’s Science Daily:
It is well known that a powerful perceptual experience can change the way a person sees things later. Just think of what can happen if you discover an unwanted pest […]
A new study has found that burning incense—as in frankincense, the resin from the Boswellia plant—
“activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. This suggests that an entirely new class of depression and anxiety drugs might be right under our noses anxiety and causes other antidepressant activity in the […]
Genetic and environmental factors are frequently cited as causes for autism (and, just to be upfront about it, the genetic studies best explain why my son is autistic). Three recent studies suggest that immunological factors ought also to be considered.
Earlier this month, two studies conducted by researchers at the University of California-Davis M.I.N.D. Institute suggested […]
Science fiction blog io9 considers what it would be like to have a Google brain implant:
In John Varley’s upcoming scifi novel Rolling Thunder, everyone has a brain implant that lets them google information constantly. And many futurists are saying this technology will become a reality long before we colonize Mars. The question isn’t whether we’ll […]
Are animals autistic savants? ask researchers Giorgio Vallortigara et al. in the February 19th PLoS Biology. Yes, indeed says Temple Grandin in her 2005 book, Animals in Translation: Animals and autistic savants—who have extraordinary skills in certain areas, and especially in mathematics, music and drawing—both have “extreme cognitive skills” and also “think in detail” […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
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