Gifted Brain vs Average Brain

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Gifted Brain vs Average Brain

• By Taylor Datema

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Use what talent you possess the woods would be
silent if no birds sang except those that sang
best. -Henry Van Dyke
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Myths and Realities

• Gifted students have a lower level of self-esteem
  then non gifted students.
• Pushy parents who drive their children to
  overachieve create gifted children.

• The majority of studies indicate that gifted
  students have some what higher level of
  self-esteem then non gifted. However, they are at
  risk for isolation and loneliness and can become
  arrogant.
• Gifted children are usually pushing their parents
  who are trying to accommodate and nurture them.
  However, some parents do try to live vicariously
  through their children and lose sight of the
  childs emotion and well-being

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Myths and Realities

• Giftedness is inborn, or is giftedness entirely
  the result of hard work.
• Highly gifted children go on to become eminent
  and creative adults

• True giftedness results from both genetic
  predispositions and hard work.
• Many gifted children, even prodigies do not
  become eminent in adulthood, and many eminent
  adults were not prodigies

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Different Characteristics

• A Bright Child
• Knows the answers
• Is interested
• Pays attention
• Works hard
• Answers the questions
• Enjoys same age peers
• Learns easily
• Is self-satisfied
• Is good at memorizing

• A Gifted Child
• Asks the Questions
• Is very Curious
• Gets involved mentally and physically
• Can be inattentive and still get good grades
• Questions the answers
• Prefers Adults or older children
• Often already knows the answers
• Is highly self-critical
• Is good at guessing

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Pentagonal implicit theory of giftedness

• Rarity The individual must possess a skill or
  attribute that is rare among peers.
• Demonstrability The skills or attribute of
  giftedness must be demonstrable through one or
  more valid assessments
• Productivity The individual must produce
  something in the area of giftedness.
• Value The individual shows superior performance
  in a dimension that is valued by that persons
  society.

You know they are different

• because they are significantly different .
• because of the way the function.
• because of the way they think.
• because of the way they learn.

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Brain Structure

• Left Side
• Connected to right side of the body
• Sequential
• Analytical
• Spoken language
• Arithmetic operations
• Reasoning
• Routine operations

• Right side
• Connected to the left side of the body
• Holistic
• Abstract
• Interprets language through gestures
• Relational operations
• Insight
• Novel operations

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Is Brain Structure Related To Intelligence
The answer is yes and here is how
During teen years your cortex will get thinner,
which makes the brain more effective. The
thickening and thinning process varies from
children with different levels of intelligence,
such as average, high, and superior. This
process is more noticeable in the prefrontal
cortex then any other part of the cortex. This
research was done by Shaw el Al. who said this.
The most agile minds had the most agile
cortex.
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Cortex
During IQ tests non gifted people had an increase
in activity in several parts of the brain. Gifted
people had even more of an increase in these
parts of the brain
These parts are
Posterior- parietal cortex
Prefrontal cortex
Temporal cortex
Occipital cortex
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Posterior-ParietalCortex
The posterior-parietal cortex controls your
working memory. This is what scientists find
important when it comes to giftedness because
Einstein's posterior parietal cortex was
enlarged.
A gifted persons posterior parietal cortex is
what is different then a non gifted person.
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THE END!!!!!
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Bibliography

• How the gifted brain learns (book)
• http//www.world-science.net/exclusives/050902_int
  elfrm.htm
• http//blogs.edweek.org/teachers/unwrapping_the_gi
  fted/2010/02/what_brain_imaging_shows_us_ab.html