Home Blood flow is higher in the inferior colliculi than anywhere else in the brain. |
Viglance Are the inferior colliculi the vigilance center of the brain? |
Vunlnerability The inferior colliculi are susceptible to damage by any factor that disrupts aerobic metabolism. |
Auditory Agnosia Inability to comprehend spoken language occurs following injury of the inferior colliculi. |
Learning to Speak How much more serious damage of the inferior colliculi must be for an infant. |
Personal Interest One of my sons suffered asphyxia at birth, and never learned to speak normally. |
The Bohr Effect Hypoxia is different from asphyxia because of the way hemoglobin delivers oxygen. |
Respiration Adjustments are made during an hypoxic episode to protect tissues of highest metabolic rate. |
References Blood flow, glucose uptake, agnosia, cardiac arrest, aerobic poisons, & more... |
Research Proposal A proposal to use fMRI to investigate function in the inferior colliculi in language disorders. |
Poster presentations: FNPS (Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society), Sept 2006. IMFAR (International Meeting for Autism Research), May 2007. Flutie Conference (Doug Flutie Foundation), April 2008 |
Vacation and conference pictures 2006 vacation pictures,& Amber lectures 2007 vacation pictures (in progress) 2008 vacation pictures (in progress) 2009 vacation pictures (May 2009) SITM conference (July 2010) Ireland (September 2010) |
family pictures Boston Light 13-Aug-2006 Stendal 2009 Nov/Dec 2009 Nantasket Beach, Hull |