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Nature 438, 162-163 (10 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/438162a; Published online 9 November 2005

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The making of a genius

Mark Lythgoe1

BOOK REVIEWEDThe Creating Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius

by Nancy C. Andreasen

Dana Press: 2005. 225 pp. $23.95

Ever since the first bright spark discovered how to make fire, the recipe for genius has been one of culture's most alluring quests. Yet historically, our conception of genius has been mysterious.

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