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by prophesi 92 days ago
I liked how this blog[0] describes it. Schizophrenia itself isn't a spectrum, but rather you have varying levels of schizophrenia risk genes. They have positive fitness functions (creativity, cognitive flexibility, linguistic skill) until you cross the threshold to schizophrenia.

[0] https://www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/schizophrenia-is-the-pri...