By Arlin Cuncic — 2021
While often confused, Asperger’s and social anxiety are different
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Autism activist Temple Grandin talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss.
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Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show us which anomalies might explain common symptoms.
When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum.
What we perceive to be absolute truths of the world around us is actually a complex internal reconstruction by our minds and nervous systems.
This week, I address one of the biggest problems in ADHD relationships that no one seems to talk about.
How does one experience synesthesia—the neurological trait that combines two or more senses? Synesthetes may taste the number 9 or attach a color to each day of the week. Richard E. Cytowic explains the fascinating world of entangled senses and why we may all have just a touch of synesthesia.
Dr. Joel Salinas is a neurologist who possesses a rare neurological trait himself: he has mirror touch synesthesia, a rare form of the perceptual condition that allows him to experience the same physical sensations and feelings as the people around him.
A person with synesthesia might feel the flavor of food on her fingertips, sense the letter “J” as shimmering magenta or the number “5” as emerald green, hear and taste her husband’s voice as buttery golden brown.
An accessible, concise primer on the neurological trait of synesthesia—vividly felt sensory couplings—by a founder of the field.
What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and lived for a year exploring her synesthesia.