Synopses & Reviews
According to Jon Karlsson, the influence of genetic factors on human mentality has been neglected for many years in the study of intelligence. He contends that the evidence for biological influences on human intelligence is too compelling to be ignored any longer. Karlsson believes that such influences can be positive, and that ways can be found to measure their importance.
Serious efforts are necessary to extend the scope of basic conceptions concerning the structure of the brain and to explore the mysteries of the physiological mechanisms that govern the human mind. The research reported in this volume suggests some approaches that might prove useful. Karlsson believes that an effective approach to the genetics of mentality can be built around studies of serious brain abnormalities. Beginning with the idea that psychosis probably has a genetic bond to creativity, he argues that parallel possibilities exist in relation to other frequently occurring disorders. The product of many years of research, this work is certain to be a source of both controversy and of new ideas for the study of human intellectual development.
Synopsis
Karlsson contends that the evidence for biological influences on human intelligence is too compelling to be ignored any longer and believes that ways can be found to test and measure their importance. The research reported in this book suggests some approaches that might prove useful.
Synopsis
This book maintains that the influence of genetic factors on human mentality has been neglected for many years in the study of intelligence. Karlsson contends that the evidence for biological influences on human intelligence is too compelling to be ignored any longer. With a positive view of such factors, he believes that ways can be found to test and measure their importance. The research reported in this book suggests some approaches that should be extremely useful.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-190) and index.
About the Author
JON L. KARLSSON has extensive research and clinical experience in mental disorders, and has served as the Director of the Institute of Genetics in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Table of Contents
Preface
General Conceptions of Human Personality
Growth of Intellectual Functions
Measures of Mental Capacity
Past Exploratory Studies of Bright Persons
Basis of Mental Traits and Related Disorders
Approaches to Genetics of Intelligence
Hereditary Foundations of Nearsightedness
Inheritance of Psychotic Tendencies
Family Aspects of Alcohol Abuse
Genetics of Other Frequent Disorders
Survey of Mentality Genes in Iceland
The People of Iceland
A Cohort of University Students
Honors Students and Creative Writers
Social Leaders and Professional Groups
Genetic Endowments of Unskilled Workers
Personality Effects Associated with Specific Genes
Mentality of Schizophrenia Carriers
Success and the Alcoholism Gene
Brain Effects Associated with Myopia
Carriers of Other Frequent Genes
Evolutionary Patterns in Brain Development
Mechanisms of Mental Effects of Mutant Genes
Foundations of Creative Thinking
Biology of Human Cultural Advances
References
Index