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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Creative Minds Mimic Schizophrenia

Creativity is akin to insanity, say scientists from Sweden's Karolinska Institute, who have been studying how the mind works. Brain scans reveal striking similarities in the thought pathways of highly creative people and those with schizophrenia. Both groups lack important receptors used to filter and direct thought.

In some people, it leads to mental illness. But rather than a clear division, experts suspect a continuum, with some people having psychotic traits but few negative symptoms.

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