Monthly Archives: November 2021

BRAIN ANATOMY THE BRAIN in AUTISM   

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Our bodies couldn’t operate without the nervous system – the complex network that coordinates our actions, reflexes, and sensations. Broadly speaking, the nervous system is organized into two main parts, the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous … Continue reading →

South Sudan April 6-9, 2023  South Sudan had been home to semi-nomadic cattle-herding peoples for most of its history. Its formal ownership has changed hands from the Egyptians, Ottomans, British and Sudanese. After half a century of ethno-religious conflict and a … Continue reading →

IRAQMy original trip to south Iraq was to be Nov 14-24, 2021, but that didn’t happen.I flew from Sharm El Sheikh in the Egyptian Sinai to Cairo. At check-in for Qatar Airways in Cairo, I was not allowed to board. … Continue reading →

How cement may yet help slow global warming It is a big source of emissions, but might one day be the reverse THE ECONOMIST NOV 6, 2021 The Romans perfected concrete, and their legacy still stands in the form of the … Continue reading →

BRAIN ANATOMY and SENSORIMOTOR GATING in ASPERGER’S SYNDROME  Brain, Volume 125, Issue 7, July 2002, Pages 1594–1606 Abstract The neurobiological basis of Asperger’s syndrome is poorly understood. There are few studies on brain anatomy of Asperger’s syndrome, and no focal … Continue reading →

Egypt – Sinai November 5-13, 2021 Day 12 I caught the Go-Bus night bus (270LE, 11½ hours) at 11 pm from Alexandria to Sharm El Sheikh. I had arranged a 2-day car rental through Sixt and had foolishly arranged a … Continue reading →

After 14 years of deliberation, in May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association published the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the primary text for the diagnosis of mental disorders. The previous edition, DSM-IV, included the … Continue reading →

The book Neurotribes – The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman has formed the backbone of this history. He starts with Henry Cavendish and continues through to about 2015, giving an excellent chronicle of the … Continue reading →

Leominster, a New England factory town 45 miles NW of Boston had many plastics manufacturers like Foster Grant, the maker of sunglasses. Soon Leominster became the Polluted City with a green haze in the air and the waters of the … Continue reading →