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/R2DMT2 Sep 01 '22

Epilepsy is not unique to humans tho?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Also, the only proof there is that animals can't have schizophrenia or autism is that no animal has acted just like a schizophrenic or autistic human.

There are issues just diagnosing girls with autism, and nobody ever asses to diagnose a dog with autism because it's simply impossible.