Has anyone here had brain imaging?

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Anybody on the autism spectrum out there have brain imaging done? I would be absolutely fascinated to see how my Aspie brain compares with an NT brain. I know it's done, it's mentioned in the clinical literature. If you have had brain imaging done and your brain compared by a neurologist with an NT brain, did you have it done in Canada or the States? If the States, what the price tag for this procedure? If Canada, was the imaging covered by medicare? If Canada, where (I write from Toronto) and who or what institution did the scan? I ask in part because if it was covered here in Canada or if the asking price was not too exorbitant, I would be very interested in having my brain scanned. Thank you for your input.

You should check the studies to see how many brains they used -- if it took 500 to reach statistical significance then looking at 1 brain probably isn't going to show you much. This is probably because functionality or connectivity chagnes don't map to brain volume changes very well. (PTSD causes major retraction of axons in the hippocampus, which is easily visible under a microscope but results in only a small volume change of the hippocampus.)

OTOH, there is a new kind of MRI technology that I think is still in the research-only stage called "fiber tracking imaging" or "diffusion tensor imaging." It maps fiber bundles (not yet accurate down to individual axons) which show the connectivity of the brain. There was some doctor on "60 Minutes" that contrasted a language center's connections of a normal and autistic person. The normal person's connections looked like a nice 1-to-1 mapping to the frontal lobe. The autistic image showed branches and connections all over the place. It was radically different, which is really, really interesting.

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I did some brainy-testy stuff when I was a kid, but I never saw any of the results or got anything useful from it.

There was this one test where I had to wear this skullcap that had wires connecting it to a computer. I had to sit on a chair and not think of anything. On the computer screen where all these wavy lines.

I also did an MRI scan, where they put me into a tube for half an hour. Again, I have no idea what the results were.

No, I haven't. I'd love to.

I did have an EEG before I was diagnosed, as an example of how EEGs worked to our class I was one of a few people who did it. One of the tasks I did was meant to show how people respond to certain pictures such as people's faces verses neutral objects.

I completely screwed the experiment because it was mean to be an example of differences and I had none. Whoops!

I had an MRl as a kid.

I had an MRI scan because of tinnitus. Later on I discussed the scan with my an otolaryngologist, who requested the MRI scan. She hoped to find something about the cause of my tinnitus. But... "Your head looks like as it should look like. There is nothing unusual about your brain, nor with your eardrum and middle ear." I expected her to find something unusual of my brain, because of my ASD. So, she doesn't.

It was a long time ago, in 2008.

I had MRI for my MS diagnosis, and my brain was like Swiss cheese.

I thought - if moon is made of cheese, no wonder I'm lunatic!

No, but I would jump at the chance to get free MRI's done to see the same things. Maybe someday I'll be involved in a study and have them done.. or maybe I'll pay for it one day.

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I did when I was a kid. That was before Asperger's was recognised as a disorder and though some people thought that I was autistic, others didn't. So, I had brain imaging done to find out why I was different. I never saw the results though.

I have had brain imaging and eeg.
Just part of the routine neurology stuff for me.

Have had numerous MRIs, and CAT scans. Mostly for monitoring a brain cyst to see its stable and not growing. Also EEGs too.

I think I had a CT scan when I was about six and fell and hit my head on the cement. I've never had an fMRI or anything though. A professor at my school specifically studies neuroimaging in ASD, but I don't think I can be both a participant and a researcher so it's unlikely I'll get the chance any time soon. But if you're really interested, just contact your local universities; or if you're not sure who to contact there, you may be able to get some information from local ASD specialists. Good luck ;o