Comments for The Beautiful Brain http://thebeautifulbrain.com The Beautiful Brain explores the latest findings from the ever-growing field of neuroscience through monthly long-form essays, reviews, galleries, short-form blog posts and more, with particular attention to the dialogue between the arts and sciences. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on What We Talk About When We Talk About Genius by Ben http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2013/04/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-7233 Ben Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:21:10 +0000 http://thebeautifulbrain.com/?p=4028#comment-7233 My understanding was that the "grandmother cell" was theoretical. I had this information in an earlier draft but did not include it in the final. Maybe I should have. I guess I felt that its relevance was historical and therefore not necessary for this essay. Thank you for directing me to David Shenk's book, which looks terrific, and your podcast over at Nature. I look forward to listening. Thanks for reading and commenting! My understanding was that the “grandmother cell” was theoretical. I had this information in an earlier draft but did not include it in the final. Maybe I should have. I guess I felt that its relevance was historical and therefore not necessary for this essay.

Thank you for directing me to David Shenk’s book, which looks terrific, and your podcast over at Nature. I look forward to listening.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

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In many cases, genius is what we don’t understand.

Have you heard of David Shenk’s book that came out a few years ago on this topic of genius? You might find an updated analysis here, breaking down our labels of “genius” with social and psychological studies.
Interview/podcast here:
http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/natureedcast/episode_6_the_atlantics_david

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