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ASD and schizophrenia share something in common: Both feature NMDA receptors functioning differently than in neurotypicals, which is a plausible cause for why s
by headhasthoughts 4y ago
ASD and schizophrenia share something in common: Both feature NMDA receptors functioning differently than in neurotypicals, which is a plausible cause for why some people are able to tickle themselves.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3808979/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3808979/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17097347/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17097347/
People with either are less likely to experience illusions. SlateStarCodex had a decent article that touched on the phenomenon a few years ago:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/28/why-are-transgender-people-immune-to-optical-illusions/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/28/why-are-transgender-pe...
- LinuxBender 4y agoI used to be able to tickle my own feet a little bit when my skin was drier, but I can't any more. I don't have any of the symptoms in that NIH doc. Unsure if related but I also receive no effects from morphine regardless of dosage. Nobody has been able to tell me why.
- DemeterFarm 4y ago
- mjan22640 4y agoThe neurotypicals susceptibility to illusions is IMHO a cohesion enhancing adaptation for life in large groups.