Interesting scientific correlation between Schizophrenic brain activity and that of "highly creative artists"
Makes me wonder about several things... such as seeking 'outside the box'... for creative solutions... and a propensity for peripheral exploration of complex issues... visions...
Artists as mentally ill? Artists as 'abnormal' thinkers? Artists riding the evolutionary crest of more experimental thought waves? It's no wonder that repressive regimes imprison and outlaw their artists.
Makes me wonder about several things... such as seeking 'outside the box'... for creative solutions... and a propensity for peripheral exploration of complex issues... visions...
Artists as mentally ill? Artists as 'abnormal' thinkers? Artists riding the evolutionary crest of more experimental thought waves? It's no wonder that repressive regimes imprison and outlaw their artists.
ScienceDaily (May 19, 2010) — New research shows a possible explanation for the link between mental health and creativity. By studying receptors in the brain, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to show that the dopamine system in healthy, highly creative people is similar in some respects to that seen in people with schizophrenia.
High creative skills have been shown to be somewhat more common in people who have mental illness in the family. Creativity is also linked to a slightly higher risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Certain psychological traits, such as the ability to make unusual pr bizarre associations are also shared by schizophrenics and healthy, highly creative people. And now the correlation between creativity and mental health has scientific backing.