Autism and the Default Mode Network

In this episode, we discuss Autism and the Default Mode Network. According to Lisa Feldman-Barrett, the Default Mode Network has many names because it has been discovered, named, rediscovered, and renamed many times. I do not disagree with the Science regarding Autism and the Default Mode Network. However, I disagree with the Interpretation of the Data. This IS our Default; our preferred state; the core of the Autistic Phenotype. After listening to this episode and understanding B.3, you can understand MOST of Autism. The only reason you cannot understand ALL of Autism from these two episodes is the amount of Phenotypes branching off of B.3 and our Default Mode. Autism IS preference for ALONENESS and SAMENESS. This minimizes sensations and distractions that interfere with our internal world. This state is NOT abnormal, how society interferes with it makes it abnormal. If you want more Autistics to ACHIEVE, then understand your interaction, interference, and interpretation of what YOU think Autism is, and that delta determines how much we are prevented in life. This, of course, becomes slightly different the more profound the Autistic Phenotype is with that specific person. In this episode, we will explore the different brain regions and the goals of these regions as it relates to our phenotypes. We will get into some "Thinking in Picture" and thinking styles. This will be a good time because of a future guest on From the Spectrum Podcast discussing Autism and Creativity. This is exciting for me. Lisa Feldman-Barrett Core System (DMN) https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/2017/02/05/core-systems/ 0:41 Research at UT-Austin and the Importance of the INFRARED LIGHT study with Autism 5:48 Autism and the Default Mode Network (DMN); Buzzword in Science 7:19 Humans and our Prediction Machine and Sensory Processing; Innate or Learned; Oxytocin in the Autistic Phenotype; 9:36 History of DMN (from Lisa Feldman-Barrett) and the many names; Core Systems 11:58 medial Prefrontal Cortex (covered in many episodes); roles, E/I, connectivity, Internal Calculators 14:45 Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC); Self-Referential Thinking, Memory, Attention, Task-Switching and the harms of calling it ADHD 18:03 Angular Gyrus; Language, Sensory Processing "Bee Movie" example, Mental Images, Narratives, Empathy 21:12 Supplementing Relationships 23:36 Sensation-Perception 24:30 Precuneus; Self-Awareness, Episodic Memory, Prediction and Strategic Planning 25:52 Social Cognition; Social Cues and Skills 27:50 Autism and Anxiety- Avoidance, Breathing (Physiology), and Valence (how we feel) 28:48 Internal Calculators; Metabolic Bank Account and Demands 29:26 the DMN is a Misnomer and the Default (tendency, phenotype) of the Autistic 33:04 Reviews/Ratings, Contact Info X: https://twitter.com/rps47586 Hopp: https://www.hopp.bio/fromthespectrum email: [email protected]