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First, people with Asperger's Syndrome usually view themselves as having a brain that functions differently, not one that is damaged. There are differences in the brain, but that does not mean it is brain damage. It could be simply a brain that develops atypically.
Some studies indicate that people with autism or Asperger's Syndrome have brains that are different, but not damaged, although some individuals could have brain damage, as well. Some studies indicate there is damage. So, it is possible that brain damage causes Asperger's Syndrome in some cases but not in others. In addition, since people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome are more likely than average to have certain comorbid conditions, such as mental retardation and epilepsy, it can be more difficult to determine whether brain differences are attributable to the autism spectrum disorder or one of the comorbid conditions.
Van Krevelen suggested that autism results from the combination of autism genes and brain damage, while Asperger's Syndrome comes from the autism genes without brain damage. At least one study provides some support for this theory, but it could be a matter of the severity and extent of the brain damage. So, more research would need to be done to confirm this theory.
There are studies indicating that Asperger's Syndrome is a right hemisphere disorder. (A discussion of this theory and mention of various studies can be found in the book Asperger Syndrome: A Gift or a Curse? by Viktoria Lyons amd Michael Fitzgerald.) They discuss the functions of the right hemisphere and left hemisphere, describing how behaviors could be similar to autism and Asperger's Syndrome if there were a right hemisphere impairment.
Several studies have shown that the amygdala is different. Brain imaging studies show that the amygdala reaches adult-size in boys with autism years before it happens in boys who do not have autism. Amaral and Schumann found a lower number of neurons in the amygdala in males with autism.
Some studies have shown differences in the frontal lobe cortex, the hippocampus, the cerebellum, the brain stem, etc. There are multiple differences.
What else can I help you with?
Can one have both schizophrenia and aspergers?
Yes because aspergers is a syndrome and schizophrenia affects a different part of the brain, possible but very rare.
Which part of the brain is damaged by a hemorrhage?
A hemorrhage can occur in any part of the brain.
What is functional plasticity?
It is the brains ability to shift functions from damaged areas of the brain to undamaged. For example: if the auditory part of your brain was damaged, another part of the brain may take on that task.
What part of the brain region is damaged during a hemmorhage?
A haemorrhage can happen anywhere in the brain!
What part of the eye is damaged to need glasses?
Its not the eye its the Brain.
What part of the brain is damaged by too much soda?
none.
Does one part of the brain completely take over when another part is damaged?
The brain is plastic but usually not in the way that is described in the question. A damaged part of the brain remains damaged and healthy parts of the brain usually cannot completely take on the duties of the damaged part since it has its own duties to take care of. However when a body part is damaged (e.g. a person's eyes are blinded by external means), the part of the brain that is usually responsible for processing information from that body part can be repurposed to perform another, though still similar, action (e.g. the vision cortex of the blinded person will be repurposed to process hearing information).
Is aspergers part of bpd?
No.
Is hypersexuality a part of Aspergers?
NO
If this part of our brain were damaged we could no longer breathe on our own.?
hindbrain.
What part of the brain is damaged when you cannot develop new memories?
Hippocampus
Will the US military accept someone with Aspergers Syndrome if he or she passes all the tests?
Yes, it is a learning disability, unless they are Asperger's due to Autism. Comment: Asperger's Syndrome is not a learning disability. It is a neurological condition that is part of the autism spectrum. People with Asperger's Syndrome can also have learning disabilities.
