Although normal capacities for inferring reason and rationality are not always perfect, when the potential for rational thought and accurate perception is lost, devastation typically ensues. Schizophrenia is a disorder affecting 1% of the general population, with onset during mid- to late adolescence. This lecture covers the symptoms and impairments related to this highly impairing condition, its genetic and experiential origins, evidence about its neural underpinnings, the promise of both psychotropic medications and various forms of psychological interventions, and the ways in which understanding the schizophrenic mind can help us comprehend the development of rationality and personal identity in all of us.
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