Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I have heard the term wired differently to describe AS and it is an explaination that seems to make sense to me. However, I was wondering if there is any scientific proof that the wiring (synapses and neurons?) is actually different? Is science advanced enough to study the brain in that detail on a living subject? Ilah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I read recently (possibly in this forum) about recent studies where electrical activity in various parts of the brain is indeed somewhat different for Autistic/AS folks. I think one of the examples was subdued activity in the part of the brain that recognizes faces, resulting in more influence from a part of the brain signaling danger, the result being the common Autistic phenomenon of not wanting to face people or make eye contact -- caused, seemingly, by a fear reaction to the faces of others, even those of loved ones. > > I have heard the term wired differently to describe AS and it is an > explaination that seems to make sense to me. However, I was wondering > if there is any scientific proof that the wiring (synapses and > neurons?) is actually different? Is science advanced enough to study > the brain in that detail on a living subject? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I read recently (possibly in this forum) about recent studies where electrical activity in various parts of the brain is indeed somewhat different for Autistic/AS folks. I think one of the examples was subdued activity in the part of the brain that recognizes faces, resulting in more influence from a part of the brain signaling danger, the result being the common Autistic phenomenon of not wanting to face people or make eye contact -- caused, seemingly, by a fear reaction to the faces of others, even those of loved ones. > > I have heard the term wired differently to describe AS and it is an > explaination that seems to make sense to me. However, I was wondering > if there is any scientific proof that the wiring (synapses and > neurons?) is actually different? Is science advanced enough to study > the brain in that detail on a living subject? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I read recently (possibly in this forum) about recent studies where electrical activity in various parts of the brain is indeed somewhat different for Autistic/AS folks. I think one of the examples was subdued activity in the part of the brain that recognizes faces, resulting in more influence from a part of the brain signaling danger, the result being the common Autistic phenomenon of not wanting to face people or make eye contact -- caused, seemingly, by a fear reaction to the faces of others, even those of loved ones. > > I have heard the term wired differently to describe AS and it is an > explaination that seems to make sense to me. However, I was wondering > if there is any scientific proof that the wiring (synapses and > neurons?) is actually different? Is science advanced enough to study > the brain in that detail on a living subject? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 There really is no coherent body of knowledge relating the structure of the brain and its " wiring " to behavior and function. There are lots of empirical observations, and some crude hypotheses, but in no sense can scientists claim to understand how it really works. Personally, I don't think any science based on material realism can ever do the job. Even in the material realm there's a long way to go. For a long time neuroscience believed that neurons were the whole story, and glial cells played some sort of minor structural role. Now it's becoming clear for the first time that glial cells are much more important than previously believed. The new genome-centered biology will lead to lots more such discoveries. Ken > > I have heard the term wired differently to describe AS and it is an > explaination that seems to make sense to me. However, I was wondering > if there is any scientific proof that the wiring (synapses and > neurons?) is actually different? Is science advanced enough to study > the brain in that detail on a living subject? > > Ilah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 There really is no coherent body of knowledge relating the structure of the brain and its " wiring " to behavior and function. There are lots of empirical observations, and some crude hypotheses, but in no sense can scientists claim to understand how it really works. Personally, I don't think any science based on material realism can ever do the job. Even in the material realm there's a long way to go. For a long time neuroscience believed that neurons were the whole story, and glial cells played some sort of minor structural role. Now it's becoming clear for the first time that glial cells are much more important than previously believed. The new genome-centered biology will lead to lots more such discoveries. Ken > > I have heard the term wired differently to describe AS and it is an > explaination that seems to make sense to me. However, I was wondering > if there is any scientific proof that the wiring (synapses and > neurons?) is actually different? Is science advanced enough to study > the brain in that detail on a living subject? > > Ilah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 There really is no coherent body of knowledge relating the structure of the brain and its " wiring " to behavior and function. There are lots of empirical observations, and some crude hypotheses, but in no sense can scientists claim to understand how it really works. Personally, I don't think any science based on material realism can ever do the job. Even in the material realm there's a long way to go. For a long time neuroscience believed that neurons were the whole story, and glial cells played some sort of minor structural role. Now it's becoming clear for the first time that glial cells are much more important than previously believed. The new genome-centered biology will lead to lots more such discoveries. Ken > > I have heard the term wired differently to describe AS and it is an > explaination that seems to make sense to me. However, I was wondering > if there is any scientific proof that the wiring (synapses and > neurons?) is actually different? Is science advanced enough to study > the brain in that detail on a living subject? > > Ilah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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