Pawan Sinha
Professor
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
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Autism as a disorder of prediction in a ‘magical’ world
A struggle to predict what might happen next could account for the multiple, seemingly disparate, symptoms of autism, say Pawan Sinha, Margaret Kjelgaard and Annie Cardinaux.
Autism as a disorder of prediction in a ‘magical’ world
Vision as gateway for understanding autism
Impairments in vision, even if they don’t cause autism, are likely to be manifestations of underlying neural abnormalities, says Pawan Sinha, professor of vision and founder of the humanitarian organization Project Prakash.
Vision as gateway for understanding autism
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