Pictures as a neurological tool: lessons from enhanced and emergent artistry in brain disease
G. D. Schott · 2012 · Brain, 135(6), 1947-1963
This source is used as challenges evidence across 1 linked claim and 4 related evidence hubs. Its citation record is marked verified; that verifies the source trail, not the truth of any linked claim.
Two-minute evidence summary
Neurological review of enhanced, preserved, and newly emergent art across dementia, stroke, Parkinson's disease, trauma, and other brain conditions, including proposed roles for disinhibition and compensatory right-posterior changes.
How this source is used on the map
Provides the key clinical counterweight: emergent art is real but heterogeneous, sometimes reflects altered drive or pre-existing predisposition, and does not establish a universal hidden-skill mechanism.
Citation record
- Authors
- G. D. Schott
- Year
- 2012
- Publication
- Brain, 135(6), 1947-1963
- Source type
- Review
- Map role
- challenges
- Credibility level
- primary
- Citation status
- Verified
- DOI
- 10.1093/brain/awr314
- PubMed
- Recorded
- Not recorded
Linked claims
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