Comments on: ‘Rain Man’-like brains mapped with network analysis

By: Phil Osborn

Phil Osborn — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:09:36 +0000

I’ve been informally but rather conclusively diagnosed as having Aspergers, albeit a fairly mild case. I have a memory, however, of being able to instantly do long division around the 3rd grade. Then I had some flu-like illness ~1957 in which I ran a high fever that included hallucinations. Afterwards I was no longer able to do the long division. As I’ve gotten older, my ability to do simple arithmetic operations in general has seriously declined, although my general mental capability does not seem to have changed very much. I’m now wondering if this is all part of the same pattern.

By: alvaro

alvaro — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:31:33 +0000

Another important tool that will improve the Human Brain Project

By: Bri

Bri — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:53:38 +0000

It’s actually severed on purpose as a cure for certain conditions. Much study has been done with those people to understand what effects it has. One study that I remember had the patients view two different images flashed to the two eyes separately. The two hemispheres process information differently. Since they aren’t connected anymore all sorts of bizarre effects could be observed. It doesn’t confer any savant abilities.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:36:55 +0000

Why are there connections visible between the cerebral hemispheres? And yes, I know the bulbs, hippocampus, and thalamus have commissural connections, but none so high up in the cerebrum as shown in the video.

By: RedMSix

RedMSix — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:20:06 +0000

Beatriz, are you speaking of the obviation of the perceptual ‘reducing valve’ allowing the realization of Mind at Large, a la Aldous Huxley? If it becomes possible to move in that direction, while maintaining a functional level of coherency regarding conscious processes, or to simply ‘toggle’ between the funneled mind and Mind at Large without autism or drugs playing a role, I would be very interested.
If evolution brings this about, I imagine it will be technological rather than strictly biological. And with the Cloud available as well as our sensory inputs.. The Mind at Massive, perhaps? Further, with the future ability to form connections between other minds, what could two Minds at Large conceive of? Four? Ten-thousand?
Woof.

By: Helen Goodwin

Helen Goodwin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:07:12 +0000

This study will provide new therapy techniques used by speech pathologists in the future to treat clients with Autism. It will provide professionals who work with these clients more efficient and more interesting approaches to treatment .

By: Edward D. Campbell

Edward D. Campbell — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:50:44 +0000

My research indicates that the corpus callosum may pay a kee role in coordination, effecting shuch thigs as whether the subject can consistently ht a two handed free throw, or his or her golf drive wil go straight down the fairway or slice or hook. See my book, Fingerprints and Behavior (2012). Would love to coordiate with this research. However, question whether can find anyone in western academia who might collaborate with such as me.

By: Roland

Roland — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:06:59 +0000

Eliminating the C.C.? Well… Looking at some children of friends and autists of my generation I would say autism does not lead to greater reproductive success, which ultimately decides which traits make it to the next generation.
But maybe rainman turns you on…. :)

By: Gorden Russell

Gorden Russell — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:11:59 +0000

Don’t be so quick to get rid of the Corpus Callosum, beatriz. I have a hunch that it is needed for a woman to access her intuition.

By: beatriz valdes

beatriz valdes — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:49:02 +0000

Could the Corpus Callosum be the “valves” in our brain that exclude too much information about the world around us so that our present neurology can process it, and our biology function? Maybe Evolution will go along the road of eliminating the C.C., and then we will be trascending humans?