The Gifted Brain

The Gifted Brain

1. Anatomy

   • Hemispheres:
     • Transition novel to routine with fewer exposers
   • Neural Efficacy
     • many neurons working together efficiently
   • Frontal Lobe
     • Integration and interpretation with great speed

2. Cognition

   • High IQ
     • more processing strategies
     • symbolic coding
     • elaborate knowledge base
     • memory efficiency

3. Coping Strategies

   • Hide Gifts
   • humor
   • value acceptance
   • Deny giftedness
   • Minimize Popularity

4. Areas of Giftedness

   • Sports
   • Preforming Arts
   • Business Ventures
   • Academic
   • Gifted vs Talented
     • skill in a single domain that is developed
     • innate abilities in multiple domaines

5. Excitedness (Overexciteabilities)

   • psychomotor
   • sensual
   • intellectual
   • Imaginational
   • emotional
     • Asynchronous Development
       • intellectual age contradicts physical and emotional age