WorksheetsThe Gifted Brain
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Gifted brains are fast and gifted individuals have faster reflexes. This refers to:
neural expansiveness
neural speed
neural efficiency
neural flexibility
Multiple neurons talk to one another rapidly and efficiently and enhanced by conversation, play, social interactions, and stimulation:
Plasticity
Redundancy
Connectivity
Types of unimodal processes include:
receptive language
motion
color
expressive language
Neurons that are always changing based on new skills needed for the current situation or environment:
Plasticity
Redundancy
Connectivity
The idea that if a person does not have the means to nurture gifts, the person might not reach their potential of giftedness is called Nature vs Nurture.
True
False
Gifted brains have greater connectivity between neurons. They are able to recruit connected neurons to assist in completing a task. This is the definition of:
neural expansiveness
neural speed
neural efficiency
neural flexibility
Allows neural responses or tasks to occur simultaneously :
Plasticity
Redundancy
Connectivity
Regions of the brain that process a single type of information:
heteromodal
unimodal
sensory
Gifted brains are highly efficient. They master novel tasks quickly until the task is routine. Surges in brain activity occur when a task is more challenging or new. This is a definition of:
neural expansiveness
neural speed
neural efficiency
neural flexibility
Which part of the brain is responsible for coordinating communication between different brain regions?
cerebellum
frontal lobe
medulla oblongata
occipital lobe
What is the function of the frontal lobe?
Vision
Balance
Decision making and problem solving
Hearing
More stimulation is always better when helping a student develop giftedness.
True
False
This is not unique to giftedness. This is the idea of "use or lose". Meaning, certain areas of giftedness could be "lost" if not given the environmental opportunities to pursue these gifts.
neural expansiveness
neural speed
neural efficiency
neural flexibility
The development of intelligence depends on foundational skills such:
attention
motivation
not consuming sugar
judgment
no video games
Area of the brain associated with attention, planning, judgment, self-awareness, self-monitoring, and impulse control.
Brainstem
Medulla
Hypothalamus
Cortex
Gifted students are used to things coming easily to them and when something is challenging, it comes as a shock. They should be encouraged to not give up.
True
False
