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dc.contributor.author | Thornton, Ian M. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-27T08:02:02Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-27T08:02:02Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Thornton, I. M. (2006). Out of time : a possible link between mirror neurons, autism and electromagnetic radiation. Medical Hypotheses, 67(2), 378-382. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/27342 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Recent evidence suggests a link between autism and the human mirror neuron system. In this paper, I argue that temporal disruption from the environment may play an important role in the observed mirror neuron dysfunction, leading in turn to the pattern of deficits associated with autism. I suggest that the developing nervous system of an infant may be particularly prone to temporal noise that can interfere with the initial calibration of brain networks such as the mirror neuron system. The most likely source of temporal noise in the environment is artificially generated electromagnetic radiation. To date, there has been little evidence that electromagnetic radiation poses a direct biological hazard. It is clear, however, that time-varying electromagnetic waves have the potential to temporally modulate the nervous system, particularly when populations of neurons are required to act together. This modulation may be completely harmless for the fully developed nervous system of an adult. For an infant, this same temporal disruption might act to severely delay or disrupt vital calibration processes. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Churchill Livingstone | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Autism | en_GB |
dc.subject | Electromagnetic waves | en_GB |
dc.subject | Mirror neurons | en_GB |
dc.title | Out of time : a possible link between mirror neurons, autism and electromagnetic radiation | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.032 | - |
dc.publication.title | Medical Hypotheses | en_GB |
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