Schizophrenia is a 'modern' disease, developing after humans diverged from Neanderthals

Schizophrenia is a “modern” disease, which developed after humans diverged from Neanderthals, between 300,000 and 700,000 years ago. Scientists say no genetic evidence suggests early hominids suffered from the psychiatric disorder.

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Hmm…the evolution allowed the genes to mingle in a new way…allowing us to far surpass our last form with advanced thinking…but the advanced thinking opened the door for sz…cool info…

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I know that neanderthals were cannibal who eat human flesh at europe.maybe cannibalism triggering schizophrenia

Cannibalism can trigger a diff form of crazyness…I think eating the brain offsets levels in your own brain allowing for a type of psychosis… But if sz didn’t exsist in the Neanderthal then their cannibal ways couldn’t give them sz…I guess their genetic makeup didn’t allow the combo needed for sz…

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Wendigo is a native american monster…very cool name for cannibal pshycosis…this is a very cool thread…