“This study suggests that schizophrenia is a modern development, one that emerged after humans diverged from Neanderthals,”

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some think that schizophrenia could be a “side effect” of advantageous gene variants related to the acquisition of human traits

University of Oslo, and colleagues looked to the genome of Neanderthals, the closest relative of early humans, to pinpoint specific regions of the genome that could provide insight on the origin of schizophrenia in evolutionary history.

“Our findings suggest that schizophrenia vulnerability rose after the divergence of modern humans from Neanderthals,”

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In 1st quote until the end of the sentence to me explains it all, I think hominids did cheese tho, so it’s not all that bad… :sweat_smile:

Hope you’re great @TheBest :slightly_smiling_face:

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I’m doing great @Lenny. Thanks for commenting.

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This is certainly interesting. I’ve always been far more curious than cautious, so I’ve spent countless hours reading up on possible origins.

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