Autism Brainstorm and Science On Google+ Collaborative HOA
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Science on Google+ co-hosted a Hangout on Air with Autism Brainstorm to discuss a recent EEG study examining Asperger's syndrome and autism.
Neuropsychologist Dr. Alisa G Woods (Research Assistant Professor for Proteomics and Biochemistry at Clarkson University) will lead a discussion on "Changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, brain differences and exploring Asperger's as a possible subtype." She's joined by Ethan Miller (Operations Manager at Language and Cognitive Development Centre); John Elder Robison (NeuroDiversity Scholar at the College of William & Mary, he's been a public reviewer for the National Institute of Mental Health and is living with Autism); Kathleen Tehrani (CEO Autism Brainstorm); Professor Stephen Shore (Special Education, Adelphi University, and is on the Autism spectrum). Representing Science on Google+ is Psychologist Dr Chris Robinson and Science Moderator Liz Krane.
Discussion article and original research data:
The relationship of Asperger's syndrome to autism: a preliminary EEG coherence study: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-701... Asperger's and Autism: Brain Differences Found:
http://www.livescience.com/38630-auti...
Additional Information:
Genetic variation in GABRB3 is associated with Asperger syndrome and multiple endophenotypes relevant to autism." Varun Warrier, Simon Baron-Cohen and Bhismadev Chakrabarti. Molecular Autism 2013, 4:48 DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-4-48
Here is an article summarizing the study:
http://dyslexiauntied.blogspot.com/20...
Read more about the speakers and their research on Google+: http://goo.gl/drTjqD
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