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The gifted brain is rather energy saver

27 April 20111 May 2017 Talent DifferentNeurophysiology, References

… Who never had a report card with the mention “Could perform better ?” because, clearly, one did not get exhausted for performing as well as (if not  better than) others ? Or how many times did you answer (vageuly […]

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Giftedness and Hormones

17 April 201113 April 2011 Talent DifferentViewpoint, Neurophysiology

An issue in Science Daily dated March 12, 2011, did somehow surprise me… It is called “Could Giftedness Be Linked to Prenatal Exposure of Higher Levels of Hormones?“ The article relates the findings of a researcher at the University of […]

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Neurophysiology of Giftedness – Some references (4)

21 March 20117 December 2014 Talent DifferentIn depth, Neurophysiology, References

John Geake – Université d’Oxford works on cognitive neurosciences, so that learning (and teaching) methods can be improved. On the site of the University of Brookes, a list of his communications. The following are the ones which I much appreciated […]

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Neurophysiology of Giftedness – Some references (3)

14 March 20111 May 2017 Talent DifferentIn depth, Neurophysiology, References

The sole psychological approach of giftedness was not satisfying for me. I needed to understand the cerebral “mechanics” of giftedness. The University of Mc Gill runs a very interesting site regarding the brain : “The Brain from top to bottom“.  […]

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Increase your intelligence !

10 March 20117 December 2014 Talent DifferentViewpoint, Neurophysiology

This is what some electronic games promise. A very recent article in Scientific American (by Andrea Kuszewski) says it doesn’t work and recommands in the contrary to just do some efforts. As an epigraph a quote from Einstein (Albert) : […]

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Some references (1)

12 February 201126 April 2012 Talent DifferentGifted fragilities, In depth, Neurophysiology, Psychology, References, Learning Difficulties

(in French) One of the very first sources I have refered to  : , (State of the art of the research undertaken about children known as “gifted”) – study run by  UMR (Research Unit) 8605 – CNRS (French National Scientific […]

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Innate talent and acquired knowledge

27 January 20117 December 2014 Talent DifferentIn depth, Neurophysiology

Talent may be innate, while innate is not enough for being talented. Studies run on neurogenesis show that studying (working out a point) can create new neurones in the part of “executive functions” of the brain (frontal cortex). In an […]

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