Default X-brain theory 47: Autism and Visual cognition

In this lecture, two specific sites of involvement in autism—rather than the entire pathological mechanism—were selected for discussion: the pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus and the left amygdala. Anatomical drawings were used to illustrate the sites of injury. The visual field here comprises both central and peripheral vision; the left pulvinar and left amygdala specialize in central vision and attention, whereas the right pulvinar and right amygdala specialize in lateral visual attention on both sides. Here, I hypothesize that a lesion in the left pulvinar would cause severe distortion of central vision in an autistic patient, thereby severely disrupting visual memory formation—which, in this context, would rely primarily on peripheral visual attention. This may offer some clarity in explaining the symptoms of autism. You need the lectures (How we can see 01 - 09) to clarify this lecture.