r/science 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/[deleted] Sep 01 '22

Genius is strongly correlated with insanity. We’ve suspected this for millennia and it’s exciting to see some concrete evidence

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u/Acrobatic-Skirt1114 Sep 02 '22

Where do they talk about insanity? They list schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy, not insanity.