The Science of Paris
My fiancé and I have been in France since August 30th, enjoying a combination of early honeymoon and a Brain Disorders conference. This post, rather than offering anything innovative and […]
Author Archives: Emily Casanova
The Shape of the Neuron in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is defined by its core symptomatology, which includes thought disorder, psychosis (including delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia), and negative symptoms, the latter which include things like apathy, depression, and executive […]
Schizophrenia, Autism, and Sensory Processing
“During the last while back I have noticed that noises all seem to be louder to me than they were before. It’s as if someone had turned up the volume. […]
Calcium Signaling in Neurodevelopment: Relevance to Autism, Epilepsy, Schizophrenia, & Bipolar
Calcium ions (Ca2+) are the most widely used signal transduction molecules in living organisms, ranging from prokaryotes to complex eukaryotes such as ourselves. Calcium levels must be tightly maintained within […]
“Vaccine Encephalopathy” – Autism, Epilepsy, & Age of Onset
“Vaccine Encephalopathy”. Despite the medical-sounding terminology, it’s a very poorly defined term and is used to describe developmental regression, seizures, and sometimes coma in an infant or young child, beginning […]
Common Genetic Variants & Autism Risk
A letter was published this month in Nature Genetics by Gaugier et al. which has received notable attention. While many of us may be familiar with rare variants of genes […]
Excitatory GABA
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, otherwise more commonly known by its acronym, “GABA,” is a primary neurotransmitter of the central nervous system. While most of us may be more familiar with the concept […]
Sometimes You Can Tell a Book by its Cover: Shared Developments of the Brain and Face
Doctors and scientists have long been aware that certain craniofacial anomalies, especially those lying upon the midline of the face, i.e., eyes, nose, mouth, can often have a syndromic relationship […]
Dear United States Citizenry,
This is predominantly a blog about science; however, as we are all part of the human race, we all have the duty to speak up when we feel a group […]
The University of Google – Armchair Science & Medicine
Sometimes, parents have to fight like tigers to advocate for their kids. I think we’ve all had unfortunate run-ins with healthcare professionals who have the bedside manner of a prickly […]
Science Over a Cuppa 
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