![]() ![]() Their functions are critical for judgement, perception of reality, human interaction, the formation and retrieval of memory, and the control of unconscious activities (such as breathing, swallowing, etc.), also known as autonomic functions. ![]() NMDA receptors are proteins that control electrical impulses in the brain. It is the autobiography of Susannah Calahan, a New York Post writer who developed a life-threatening autoimmune disease called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis that caused her catatonia, communication failure and severe physical deterioration.Īnti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a disease occurring when antibodies produced by the body’s own immune system attack NMDA receptors in the brain. ![]() The movie is based on the 2012 New York Times best seller titled: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. The 2016 Toronto International Film Festival has since ended, but while it was on, I was privileged to attend the movie BRAIN ON FIRE directed and written by Gerard Barret, produced by Charlize Theron, and starring the beautiful and very talented Chloë Grace Moretz.Īs a speech-language pathologist who has dealt with many clients over the years with various acquired or inherited neurological conditions, nothing prepared me for the impact that this movie had on me. ![]()
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