Leonardo Da Vinci Misc. Dr. Temple Grandin's Official Autism Website. The fine dopamine line between creativity and schizophrenia | Sc. New research shows a possible explanation for the link between mental health and creativity. By studying receptors in the brain, researchers at the Swedish medical university 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. "The study shows that highly creative people who did well on the divergent tests had a lower density of D2 receptors in the thalamus than less creative people," says Dr Ullén. Jacob Barnett,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity. By Daily Mail Reporter Created: 16:03 GMT, 24 March 2011 A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics. Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 - higher than Albert Einstein - and is now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors are lining him up for a PHD research role. The boy wonder, who taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a week, is now tutoring fellow college classmates after hours.
Scroll down for video Gifted: Jacob Barnett is so far ahead of his age group he is now leaving university he is developing his own theory on how the universe came into being And now Jake has embarked on his most ambitious project yet - his own 'expanded version of Einstein's theory of relativity'. His mother, not sure if her child was talking nonsense or genius, sent a video of his theory to the renowned Institute for Advanced Study near Princeton University. Pi World Ranking List. Child Pi record. Top 10 Geniuses. Humans First off, you may be surprised to find that Albert Einstein is not included on this list. The reason is that I have used a table of IQ estimates for historical geniuses to determine the members and order of this list, and Einstein’s IQ (around 160) did not make the grade.
Despite that, he is still the first person to pop in to most people’s minds when thinking of a genius. Having said that, here is a list of the ten greatest geniuses in history. 10. Madame De Stael IQ: 180Wikipedia In full – Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker, Baronne (baroness) de Staël-Holstein, byname Madame de Staël. 9. Galileo was Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. 8. Bobby is the byname of Robert James Fischer, an American chess master who became the youngest grandmaster in history when he received the title in 1958. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. GENIUSES IN HISTORY: Beethoven, Da Vinci, Mozart, Paganini, JS Bach, William Blake, Van Gogh, Socrates, Joan Of Arc, Galileo, Madame Curie, The Great Kat!
Estimated IQs of the Greatest Geniuses. (created: 04/21/1998) (maintenance: 01/17/2005) This page is dedicated to some of the greatest minds of all time. A normal intelligence quotient (IQ) ranges from 85 to 115 (According to the Stanford-Binet scale). Only approximately 1% of the people in the world have an IQ of 135 or over. For comparison I have included table I which shows the IQs' relation to educational level. Cox also found that different fields have quite widely varying average IQs for their acknowledged leading geniuses. Philosophers (22) average IQ 160; Scientists (39) 159; Fiction writers (53) 152; Statesmen (43) 150; Musicians (11) 149; Artists (13) 153; Soldiers (27) 136. As a curiosity it can be mentioned that the famous english philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell sometimes interpreted Nietzsche 's overman as a person with an IQ of at least 180 (Actually Russell considered himself to have this IQ!).
It is important to distinguish between the intelligence quotients measured for adults and for children. A. 7 "Eccentric" Geniuses Who Were Clearly Just Insane. Is it possible to be too smart? Maybe. History is full of insane geniuses, humans who mentally put the pedal to the metal--and sometimes through the floor. Here are seven brilliant men who seemingly over-revved the neurological engine, who watched as the gearbox and chassis of their brains flew off onto the roadside...and kept on accelerating.
Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician, around 575 -500 B.C. The Genius: Yes, this is the guy who came up with the Pythagorean theorem we all learned in school ("The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides"). Apart from this pillar of trigonometry, Pythagoras was the first high-profile academic to insist that natural phenomena could be explained mathematically (paving the way for the study of Physics) and was even a major inspiration for Plato's theories of democracy. The Insanity: Much like L. Pythagoras' religion had two primary tenets: souls are reincarnated, and beans are evil. "Aaaaaahhhhh!
" Idiot Savant. Dr . Lee E. Warren, B.A., D.D. (c) November/December 1996 "PLIM REPORT" Feel free to copy and circulate this article for non-commerical purposes provided the Web site and author are mentioned. See Related Articles: Science and Medicine Introduction Modern psychologists and educators have sought the nature, operation, and development of intelligence in humans, yet denied the existence of God or a Supreme Beingthe source of intelligence. Most definitions of intelligence say nothing about its source. Prior to the last twenty years, models and definitions of intelligence were faulty for they thought that intelligence was bound to space and time (i.e. local).
What is an idiot savant? Current research theories show that intelligence is non-local and not bound to the brain. The word idiot usually refers to a simpleton, in contrast to the word "savant" in French that means "learned one. " Dustin Hoffman made idiot-savants famous in the Hollywood movie "Rain Man. " What is the intent of this article? Autism and Perfect pitch. Absolute pitch in a four-year-old boy with autism. [Pediatr Neurol. 2008] - PubMed result. The Stephen Wiltshire Gallery - Drawings, paintings and prints. Kim Peek. Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant.
Known as a "megasavant",[1][2][3] he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rain Man. Unlike Babbitt, who had autism, Peek probably also had FG syndrome.[4][5] Early life[edit] Peek did not walk until the age of four and then in a sidelong manner.[8] He could not button up his shirt and had difficulty with other ordinary motor skills, presumably due to his damaged cerebellum, which normally coordinates motor activities.
In psychological testing, Peek scored below average (87) on general IQ tests.[11] Rain Man[edit] In 1984, screenwriter Barry Morrow met Peek in Arlington, Texas; the result of the meeting was the 1988 movie Rain Man. Scientific investigation[edit] Death[edit]