Open AccessGenetic association of giftedness and creativity with schizophrenia
Author(s) -
KARLSSON JÓN LÖVE
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1970.tb02343.x
Subject(s) - creativity , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , biology , association (psychology) , listing (finance) , developmental psychology , demography , genetics , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , sociology , finance , economics , psychotherapist
This comparative study of Icelanders, born during the period 1881–1910, indicates that close relatives of psychotic individuals have a significantly increased probability of being considered persons of eminence. Their rate of listing in Who Is Who is doubled, both in regard to general listings and those based on artistic or scholastic endeavors. Review of relevant literature supports the view that the dominant principal gene proposed for schizophrenia may in a heterozygous state lead to cerebral stimulation, with improved performance in areas of giftedness and creativity.