tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post1202074579546767650..comments2024-03-27T02:13:58.088-07:00Comments on Integral Options Cafe: Scientific American Mind - High-Aptitude Minds: The Neurological Roots of Geniuswilliam harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-20011546393758667512008-08-13T14:47:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:47:00.000-07:00Interesting stuff and I second Nagarjuna's request...Interesting stuff and I second Nagarjuna's request. I come from a family in which both high intelligence, on the one side, and developmental disorders (namely autism) on the other, seem to go hand in hand. I myself have a very high verbal learning ability but am at an eerie deficit in spatial-visual learning -- in fact, to my embarrassment, I have trouble driving a car because I can't interpret spatial relationships between different objects on-the-fly. <BR/><BR/>I have personally seen that these skills can be improved (Tetris, believe it or not, helped me!) But they'll always be an area where "hard work and dedication" is absolutely necessary. <BR/><BR/>As an aside, despite the fact that my intellectual skills fall heavily on the verbal side of things, I prefer the companionship of animals, with whom communication is largely nonverbal. I like their LACK of emphasis on brain power!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-83062733870549593352008-08-13T09:56:00.000-07:002008-08-13T09:56:00.000-07:00Bill--Interesting article about intellectual gifte...Bill--<BR/>Interesting article about intellectual giftedness, and interesting opinion of yours about the importance of effort in making the most of whatever "brain power" one has.<BR/><BR/>Yet, I'm interested not only in gifted brains, but also in compromised brains and the learning difficulties and disabilities that result from them. One area of great interest to me, for very personal reasons, is nonverbal learning disability. What causes it, how does it impact overall intellectual ability, what are its psychological consequences, are there effective strategies for improving in these areas or circumventing them, and are there interventions or treatments--i.e., drugs, training regimens--on the horizon for this and related learning problems and attention deficits? <BR/><BR/>For instance, a prominent local neuroscientist told me that he's involved in a project to develop video games to improve visual-spatial processing in people with nonverbal learning disability.<BR/><BR/>If you come across information in this area, and in your omnivorous reading in psychology and neuropsychology you probably do or will, I'd love to see you post articles about this.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.com