Doctor, Tell Me Why

Blindness Completely Protects Against Schizophrenia; Here’s Why


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No one who has been born blind has ever developed Schizophrenia.It also appears that this protection extends to other psychotic disorders. This is in contrast to individuals who go blind later in life, who are often at an increased risk of developing hallucinations and delusions.This naturally got me thinking what was it about blindness that offered this seeming immunity against Schizophrenia and psychosis.. well let's find that out together. Though we may need a little help from the Bayesian Brain model! ...If you feel that this podcast has been helpful then I'd be very grateful if you could subscribe to my YouTube channel for more videos just like this (and so much more). Feel free to also check some of my other social media acc's below:https://www.youtube.com/c/doctortellmewhy/https://www.facebook.com/doctortellmewhy/ https://www.instagram.com/thefamoushesham/ https://www.instagram.com/doctortellmewhy/Sign up to my mailing list?https://forms.gle/K6wVafLSjsQdH6Pz9
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Doctor, Tell Me WhyBy Hesham Mashhour