Autism and early oxygen deprivation

In a July 9th, 2008 post, I added oxygen deprivation incurred at childbirth as another factor potentially contributing to an increased incidence in autism. As I noted in that blog: “We have published compelling evidence that peri-natal anoxia meets all of the other criteria for adding to “noisy” brain processing. It can have strong, selective impacts on cortical inhibitory processes, … Continue reading →
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - Category: Neurologists Authors: Tags: Autism Origins, Treatments Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Cognitive impairments Hearing Language Development Neuroscience Posit Science Reading and Dyslexia Scientif Source Type: blogs