Changes to Nervous System Patterning in Autism
A good deal of my recent work has been focused on studying deviations to neuronal identity in relation to autism etiology. Though we use the term “neuron” to describe large […]
Author Archives: Emily Casanova
The Theory of Evolution, the French Revolution, & Modern American Society
During the height of the French Revolution, about 3,000 Parisian revolutionaries held an entire country (30,000,000 people) hostage. The economic class from which they primarily derived was the up-and-coming educated […]
Anti-Copernicanism in Modern Day Scientific Culture
“… science is a complex and heterogeneous historical process which contains vague and incoherent anticipations of future ideologies side by side with highly sophisticated theoretical systems and ancient and petrified […]
Psychosis in Autism
For about a year or more I’ve been interested in the relationship (or potential lack thereof) between autism and schizophrenia. As is commonly known, autism and epilepsy share considerable comorbidity […]
Blockbusters in the World of Evolutionary Genetics
In lieu of a dearth of Hollywood movie blockbusters this summer, apparently geneticists are trying to take up the slack by premiering some astounding finds in the world of basic […]
Autism Research Is in Crisis and Doesn’t Seem to Know It
Once again, I’m returning to my readings in the Philosophy of Science, a field of knowledge that few scientists acquaint themselves with, though more really should. I’m browsing through a […]
Are Sex Differences in Autism Just Normal Sex Differences?
“Although not a common focus of developmental research, a substantial body of work on adults examines the possibility that ASD sex differences are a reflection of normative sex differences. These […]
Rare Truncating Mutations Linked with Autism
You may have noticed that S.O.A.C. has been slow for the last few weeks. Well, I’m pleased to reported that my husband and I have just moved shop to Greenville, […]
Malformations of Cortical Development Shared by Autism and Epilepsy
Just recently at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) I gave a talk on the genetics underlying autism titled, Genetics Studies Indicate that Disturbances in Premigratory Neuroblast Maturation Are […]
The Science of Salt Lake City Continued…
My trip in Salt Lake City, Utah, continues this week and I have more photos to share, exploring reptilian, dinosaur, and mammalian evolutions. Following our trip to the Natural History […]
Science Over a Cuppa 
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