Popular claims of a genetic link between creativity and psychosis often exaggerated | Genetic Literacy Project
Arielle Duhaime-Ross | Verge | July 16, 2015 For some, the mystery that surrounds creativity is at least partially rooted in the concept of the “mad genius,” a theory that links creativity with conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Take painter Vincent Van Gogh and composer Robert Schumann; some scholars think they both had …
