Genetics and Creativity

A professor of mine made this statement recently… “If your genetic makeup can predispose you to mental illness or cancer, why can’t it determine your resiliency to negative or catastrophic occurrences in your life?” I’ve been interested in the neurobiological and genetic properties that contribute to an artistic mindset. Is there something in there that pushes your mind to think abstractly? This type of research is both new and very difficult to quantify. I am striving to get close…

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