Abstract
This paper addresses the neuro-cognitive characterization of super mathematically gifted high school students. The research population consisted of three groups of students excelling in mathematics: super mathematically gifted (S-MG), generally gifted students who excel in school mathematics (G-EM), and students who excel in school mathematics but are not identified as being generally gifted (NG-EM). An Event Related Potentials (ERP) research methodology was employed to examine behavioral and electrophysiological measures associated with insight-based and learning-based problem solving. Forty-two male adolescents participated in the study. Analysis of the electrical potentials evoked when solving these two distinct types of problems revealed three types of neuro-efficiency effects, which highlight the different characteristics of electrical activity of super mathematically gifted students. These characteristics are predominantly task-dependent, emerge at different stages of the task and are reflected in different scalp topography.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Creativity and Giftedness |
| Subtitle of host publication | Interdisciplinary perspectives from mathematics and beyond |
| Editors | R. Leikin, B. Sriraman |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 165-182 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-38840-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-38838-0 |
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| State | Published - 25 Aug 2016 |