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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.
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Vigilance
Vulnerability
Auditory Agnosia
Learning to Speak
Personal Interest
The Bohr Effect
Respiration
Links
References:
Blood flow in the brain
Vigilance center
Aerobic metabolism
Deoxyglucose
Metabolism in the brain
Cardiac arrest
Asphyxia/ suffocation
Alcohol toxicity
Mercury
Pyrithiamine poison
Thiamine deficiency
Other poisons
Auditory agnosia
Time-table of myelination
Trophic growth factors

Research Proposal
Original (May 2005)
Working version
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
conradsimon.org
Links
placentalrespiration.net
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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
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