Epileptiform Activity in the Autistic Brain: Cause, Consequence or Co-morbidity
This presentation will provide an overview of the relationships between autism and epilepsy with an emphasis on the potential import of epileptiform activity in the absence of clinical seizures. Using functional brain imaging I will provide evidence that auditory and language cortices are especially prone to the development of epileptogenic circuits in autism, and that this is specifically related to language dysfunction.
Jeffrey David Lewine, PhD, PhD
Jeffrey David Lewine, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at the MIND Research Network and an adjunct professor in Psychology and Neurology at the University of New Mexico. His research, funded by NIH, NSF and several private foundations focuses on the biology of autism with a special emphasis on auditory and language processing and the potential impact of epileptiform activity in the brain on autistic features. He also uses brain imaging to track treatment efficacy.
