I attended an informational training last week on Aspergers. During the talk our clinical director explained that she was fortunate to be able to see, microscopically, the brain learn something new. We are told that in order to really learn something that we have to repeat or practice it. What is interesting is that she could actually see the dendrites connect. She said it was like taking your flattened hand and pointing the fingers towards each other. She stated that the fingers "would move in and out and then you could finally see them interlock". She said it was as if the brain had clicked and just got it. The opposite took place when someone was unlearning a coping skill or behavior.
Even better we have researchers that are taking images of the human brain to find out what the differences are in may types of disorders and diseases. Dr. Daniel Amen is one who uses SPECT imaging scans to document the areas of the brain that are stimulated for different disorders or diseases. For example you can look at what a "normal" brain would look like and then one from someone who has been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder before and after medication ( www.amenclinics.com).
We can see from others research that our brain holds many answers to our development. Think about if we are able to scan children's brains at birth to see if they have a genetic related disease. We would be able to help those children better and more effectively at an earlier age. Disorders such as Autism or Asperger's may not be as difficult to treat as it is now.
http://www.amenclinics.com/brain-science/spect-image-gallery/spect-atlas/
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