Human Hybrids, Autism & Discrete Evolution - Dr. Emily Casanova, Loyola University - DS Pod 271

Dr. Emily Casanova is a professor of Neuroscience and Psychology
at Loyola University in New Orleans who studies autism,
human/neanderthal hybridization, and sundry soft tissue disorders
that are often co-inherited with autism. Her research has shown
that autism spectrum disorders are underpinned by a complex
network of genetic interactions whose first emergence can be
traced back to human/neanderthal interbreeding nearly 40,000
years ago. This suggests that, contrary to popular belief, the
grounds for autism spectrum disorders long predate the first
diagnoses made in the early 20th century. We talk about why it’s
so hard to come up with a genetic cause for autism, why “species”
might not mean what we think it does, intricacies of
embryogenesis, and why environmental causes are so hard to talk
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(00:07:46) Is autism actually exploding? (00:16:15) Culture of
autism? (00:26:10) Genetic linkage not so clear (00:31:51)
Defining autism (00:47:39) Genetics v. cause (00:56:28) How much
does genetics matter in autism? (01:04:00) Environmental
arguments (01:13:33) Species don't really exist (01:26:29)
Neaderthal roots of autism? (01:40:38) Continued human evolution
(01:50:56) Making the world knowable as inherently valuable
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