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Neurological disorders in famous artists: fascinating insights into the relationship between brain disease and creativity

By Bogousslavsky , Julien

Book information

Publisher
Karger
Year
2005
ISBN
3805579144, 9783318012064, 3318012068
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6551026 bytes)
Series
Frontiers of neurology and neuroscience 19
Pages
VIII + 192 Seiten\249
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Berühmte Persönlichkeit;Krankheit;Nervensystem;Auf

Description

The study of how a neurological disorder can change the artistic activity and behavior of creative people is a largely unexplored field. This publication looks closer at famous painters, writers, composers and philosophers of the 18th to the 20th centuries who suffered from neurological diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, brain trauma and dementia. The diseases of Gershwin, Kant, Musorgsky, Poe, Ravel, Van Gogh and many more are diagnosed in retrospect and treatment options according to modern medical technologies are discussed. Presenting fascinating insights into the relationship between brain disease and creativity in famous minds, this publication is highly recommended to neurologists, psychiatrists, physicians as well as to everybody interested in art, music and literature.

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