![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She offers an in-depth description of the High Definition Fiber Tracking that allowed her to see where the connectivity of her brain differs from most people's. ![]() "I wanted to talk about the different kinds of minds," she says. In a new book, The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, by Grandin and Richard Panek, she explains what she's learned in recent years about her brain and the brains of others with autism. She also has far fewer brain connections than most people in an area that links what we hear with what we say – perhaps typical for people on the autism spectrum who often struggle to communicate. That may explain why she goes through life Thinking in Pictures, as her 1996 book described. Grandin, a well-known author who has autism, has four times the typical number of connections in a brain area that controls the visual system. In a high-tech MRI scan, the wiring that makes Temple Grandin's brain unique shows up in vibrant colors. ![]()
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