Pall’s calcium-signalling model of autism development

What this paper brings together

Connects perinatal synapse development, intracellular calcium, genetic findings, chemicals and EMF exposure in a single explanatory model.

The authors’ synthesis or proposal

Pall argues that excessive intracellular calcium can disturb six mechanisms controlling synapse formation, and proposes VGCC activation as the EMF-related entry point. He also invokes oxidative/nitrosative cycles and epigenetic dysfunction.

Reading the connections carefully

This is a literature-based causal proposal, not a prospective study establishing that wireless exposure causes autism. Connections drawn from different models and exposures need direct validation. The paper’s prevention and treatment suggestions are not established by this synthesis.

Study records to read alongside

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• RF-034 Separate Chinese programme with functional, morphological and molecular endpoints
• WEB-055 3.5 GHz: reversible suppression of neuronal firing at high SAR
• RF-036 Persistent mouse behavioural changes after early-life LTE exposure
• RF-041 Yale prenatal handset mouse experiment with acknowledged dosimetry limits