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Relation of mathematical ability to psychosis in Iceland
Author(s) -
Karlsson Jon L
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-0004.1999.560607.x
Subject(s) - psychosis , psychology , relation (database) , linkage (software) , developmental psychology , arousal , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , genetics , neuroscience , biology , computer science , data mining , gene
A study of mathematically gifted Icelanders demonstrates an increased risk of mental illness in their ranks. Psychotic disorders are also frequent among their relatives. Linkage of academic records with previously published data on the family distribution of psychosis reveals a pattern compatible with the hypothesis that high arousal plays a role in reasoning ability.