Neurological disorders in famous artists Part 2 : more on the relationship between brain disease and creativity ‘Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists Part 2’ presents more writers philosophers musicians painters and film directors who developed some form of neurological dysfunction and whose style and output changed following a stroke or other cerebral disorder. Mozart Baudelaire de Kooning Proust Füssli Heine Fellini Visconti and others are all striking examples of how extraordinary creativity can be challenged and modified or destroyed and restored all within the drama of a disease. When brain disease challenges the capabilities of artists the changes that subsequently occur in their work provide a unique opportunity to explore the mysteries of creativity. This may also lead to a better understanding on how certain artists developed particularly when the course of a disease corresponds with what is generally recognized as a new chapter in their work.This book offers a fascinating read for neurologists psychiatrists general physicians and anybody interested in art literature music and film