Like individuals with autism, people who are born without a corpus callosum, the main connection between the right and the left hemispheres of the brain, sometimes have remarkable memory abilities. New research offers insight into the extraordinary connections manifested by the brains of people born with this condition. read...

A radical new idea, Intense World Theory, posits that autism spectrum disorder is caused by hyperreactivity to environmental stimuli. Find out how it might provide the key to a cure. read more

We casually talk about our experiences all the time. But how can we explain why we have these experiences in the first place? Learn about the philosophy behind the mind. read more

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