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I've known some dudes who had serious mental problems but were also dumb as rocks

"It has been suggested that there exists a connection between mental illness, in particular schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and genius."
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"Individuals with bipolar disorder and schizotypal personality disorder, the latter of which being more common amongst relatives of schizophrenics, tend to show elevated creativity."
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Not enough, I guess?

That's a pretty harmful way to view mental illness

"In a 2010 study conducted by the Karolinska Institute, it was observed that highly creative individuals and schizophrenics have a lower density of thalamic dopamine D2 receptors. One of the investigators explained that 'Fewer D2 receptors in the thalamus probably means a lower degree of signal filtering, and thus a higher flow of information from the thalamus.'