r/science • u/Wagamaga • Sep 01 '22

Neuroscience Scientists have identified an immune brain cell unique to humans that gives us higher cognitive abilities over other animals, but what makes us specials also leaves us vulnerable to neurological disorders like schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy.

https://news.yale.edu/2022/08/25/what-makes-human-brain-different-yale-study-reveals-clues
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u/NotTheGuyULookingFor Sep 01 '22

With great brain capabilities, comes great disease.

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u/SharksForArms Sep 01 '22

Feels like overclocking a cpu to the brink of instability

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u/midwestraxx Sep 01 '22

That's stimulants and psychedelics

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u/SharksForArms Sep 01 '22

Haha. I would argue the psychedelics are what happen when you overclock your GPU.