Autism Talk TV - Ep. 10 - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

In this 15 minute episode of Autism Talk TV, Alex sits down with Lindsay Oberman at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to talk about TMS, a technology that allows researchers to use magnets to affect the brains of individuals with Autism. First we have an interview with Lindsay and then you can watch Alex undergoing TMS himself!!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• autism
• TMS
• harvard
• asperger
• medical
• neuroscience
• brain
• stimulation
• eeg
• mri
• autistic

[pkproductions0]

This is bizarre. I'm intrigued. I'm probably going to spend the rest of the day thinking about what it would be like to experience things differently. I think I would actually try this if I had the opportunity to do so. Thanks for another great video!

[theWrongPlanet]

@pkproductions0 Thanks!

[noxure]

How strong is the magnetic field? Can magnetic and electrical fields that are all around us in our daily lives also have an unintentional effects on the functioning of the brain?

Jacks experience just sounds pretty awesome, almost like he gained superpowers. :) how long did it last? The idea that a human brain has this untapped hidden potential that we can unlock using technology is very exciting to say the least.

[theWrongPlanet]

@noxure Strong enough to demagnetize a credit card. . .

[TMKristen]

alex is cute. lol

[KendrasPhilosophies]

actually i think while that thing was on you, your speech was WAY more fluid :o

[noblessus]

I'd be quite careful with this technology. Anyone who has studied physics and electromagnetism knows that this essentially forces a current to flow through an arbitrary path in your brain; i.e. it "forces" electricity to flow abnormally and unnaturally through unnatural paths in the brain. What they call "stimulation" is essentially random interference with the brain's natural workings. If the currents produced by the electromagnets are too high, they could literally fry normal brain circuitry.

[noxure]

@amdphreak *sigh*

[amdphreak]

@noxure there is no context to process. It is textual. It contains no indication that you weren't serious. The average level of humor in your post was low. You must use explicit humor or else you are opening the door to a million misreadings. You also didn't use punctuation very well. All sentences ended in periods. That indicates that you are serious. Also, in America, people can use the word "awesome" seriously, the word "super powers" metaphorically, and ":)" sincerely, not just for giggles.

[noxure]

@amdphreak You haven't processed the context in which my comment was made optimally.

If someone uses the words "awesome", "superpowers" and ":)" in a sentence, it should be pretty clear that this person isn't attempting to write a scientific thesis about the subject, nor is he asking you to explain what autism is.

Try to remember this.

[amdphreak]

the future awaits!

[amdphreak]

@noxure no, it's just that autistics process sensory inputs differently from most people. In general it's less integrated. The TMS was increasing the integrative power of the brain allowing him to experience more cohesive senses. It's not superhuman: it's just correcting a less optimal way of processing them.

[d510g1c]

sounds just like getting high on some good weed!!

[xerxescat]

Thank you for posting this video. I was wondering how long you could feel the effects (benefits) of this treatment. Is it really a long-term treatment for autism? Or are the effects temporary and then one goes back to a 'diffuse' way of thinking?

Thanks!