General Symptoms of SPD in Adults Here is a very basic, traditional checklist for adults with SPD. The list may seem very long, but it is a condensed version that covers the full range of symptoms adults with Sensory Processing Disorder can have. All checklists are made to print well, so feel free to pring this out and mard how often and/or severely you experience each of the following symptoms on a scale of 0 (never) to 4 (always/severe), or use P, if it was previously an issue that no long presents itself in your daily life. Sensory Modulation General Modulation _______ have unusual eating habits (strong preferances, eat at odd times, etc.) _______ have unusual sleeping habits or sleep schedule _______ have great difficulty with transitions, be they major life changes or small everyday stuff (one activity to another, going from inside to outdoors, etc.) _______ become engrossed in one single activity for a long time and seem to tune out everything else _______ spend hours at a time on fantasy or video games and activities
Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are more prevalent in children than autism and as common as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, yet the condition receives far less attention partly because it’s never been recognized as a distinct disease. Pratik Mukherjee, MD, PhD In a groundbreaking new study from UC San Francisco, researchers have found that children affected with SPD have quantifiable differences in brain structure, for the first time showing a biological basis for the disease that sets it apart from other neurodevelopmental disorders. One of the reasons SPD has been overlooked until now is that it often occurs in children who also have ADHD or autism, and the disorders have not been listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual used by psychiatrists and psychologists. “Until now, SPD hasn’t had a known biological underpinning,” said senior author Pratik Mukherjee, MD, PhD, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging and bioengineering at UCSF. ‘Out of Sync’ Kids
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Sensory processing disorder Example of how visual, auditory and somatosensory information merge into multisensory integration representation in the superior colliculus Sensory processing disorder (SPD; also known as sensory integration dysfunction) is a condition that exists when multisensory integration is not adequately processed in order to provide appropriate responses to the demands of the environment. Sensory integration was defined by occupational therapist Anna Jean Ayres in 1972 as "the neurological process that organizes sensation from one's own body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively within the environment".[3][4] Classification[edit] Sensory processing disorders are classified into three broad categories: sensory modulation disorder, sensory based motor disorders and sensory discrimination disorders.[5][6][7] Sensory modulation disorder (SMD) consists of over-responding,[5][8] or under-responding to sensory stimuli or seeking sensory stimulation. Causes[edit]
Blue Brain Project The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project, founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, is to study the brain's architectural and functional principles. There are a number of sub-projects, including the Cajal Blue Brain, coordinated by the Supercomputing and Visualization Center of Madrid (CeSViMa), and others run by universities and independent laboratories. Goals[edit] Neocortical column modelling[edit] The initial goal of the project, completed in December 2006,[4] was the simulation of a rat neocortical column, which is considered by some researchers to be the smallest functional unit of the neocortex[5][6] (the part of the brain thought to be responsible for higher functions such as conscious thought). Progress[edit] By 2005 the first single cellular model was completed. Funding[edit]
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Doctors track tapeworm’s wriggling, burrowing 4-year journey through UK man’s brain A 50-year-old man reported to British doctors in 2008 that he had been suffering from headaches, memory problems, strange olfactory hallucinations and seizures. For four years, his medical team struggled to find an answer before discovering that his brain was hosting a rare parasite. According to the Guardian, after a series of initial tests, doctors found an unidentified mass in the patient’s brain that appeared — after repeated scans — to be moving from one side of his head to the other. The mass was biopsied in a surgical procedure at Addenbrooke Hospital in Cambridge. Geneticists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute identified the sample as a rare species of tapeworm that the man had most likely contracted in China. The worm Spirometra erinaceieuropaei is so rare that only 300 human patients have been identified as victims since 1953, and only two of those victims were in Europe. Scientists believe that a traditional Chinese remedy may have been to blame. Dr.
10 Surprising Facts About How Our Brain Works One of the things that surprises me time and time again is how we think our brains work and how they actually do. On many occasions I find myself convinced that there is a certain way to do things, only to find out that actually that’s the complete wrong way to think about it. For example, I always found it fairly understandable that we can multitask. Recently I came across more of these fascinating experiments and ideas that helped a ton to adjust my workflow towards how our brains actually work (instead of what I thought!). So here are 10 of the most surprising things our brain does and what we can learn from it: Share stories like this to your social media followers when they’re most likely to click, favorite, and reply! 1. When I explored the science of our body clocks and how they affect our daily routines, I was interested to find that a lot of the way I’d planned my days wasn’t really the best way to go about it. Here’s how it breaks down: 2. 3. 4. Improved memory Better learning 5.
Brain Facts and Figures These data were obtained from several textbooks. All numbers are for humans unless otherwise indicated. Brain % brain of total body weight (150 pound human) = 2% Average brain width = 140 mm Average brain length = 167 mm Average brain height = 93 mm Intracranial contents by volume (1,700 ml, 100%): brain = 1,400 ml (80%); blood = 150 ml (10%); cerebrospinal fluid = 150 ml (10%) (from Rengachary, S.S. and Ellenbogen, R.G., editors, Principles of Neurosurgery, Edinburgh: Elsevier Mosby, 2005) Average number of neurons in the brain = 86 billion (Frederico Azevedo et al., Equal numbers of neuronal and nonneuronal cells make the human brain an isometrically scaled-up primate brain. Ratio of glial cells to neurons in the brain = 1:1 Reference) (For more information about the number of neurons in the brain, see R.W. Number of neocortical neurons (females) = 19.3 billion (Pakkenberg, B. et al., Aging and the human neocortex, Exp. Total surface area of the cerebral cortex = 2,500 cm2 (2.5 ft2; A.