The mythconception of the mad genius
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Journal Name: Frontiers in Psychology ISSN: 1664-1078 Article type: Opinion Article Received on: 07 Dec 2013 Accepted on: 20 Jan 2014 Provisional PDF published on: 20 Jan 2014 Frontiers website link: www.frontiersin.org Citation: Dietrich A(2014) The Mythconception of the Mad Genius. Front. Psychol. 5:79. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00079 Article URL: http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/FullText.aspx?s=946& name=psychopathology&ART_DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00079
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