The orbitofrontal cortex is the outer strip of the brain just above the eyes, while the ventral striatum is the deep structure in the center of the brain. These are also where the pleasure sense is processed such as the so-called ‘sweet tooth’ and sexual stimuli. If you have a bigger concentration of grey matter [...]

Two days ago there was news of birth of genetically screened baby for breast cancer. It felt good that some diseases could be eliminated at genetic level itself. But this news of prenatal screening for Autism is truly distressing. Do we really want a world without spectrum of intelligence and personalities? Autism is not a killer [...]