Schizophrenia Has Never Been Observed Outside Humans — Why That Matters for Consciousness
yeastsplainer · x · 2026-10-06
An interesting data point for comparative consciousness studies: no non-human species has shown schizophrenia, and psychosis has never been observed outside humans. Given schizophrenia's character as a disorder of the self, this may point to uniquely human self-model mechanisms — relevant to anyone comparing self-representation across humans, animals, and AI.