Differences in EEG between gifted and average students: Neural complexity and functional cluster analysis

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1167-1184

  Jin, Seung Hyun ^a,e   Kim, Soo Yong ^b   Park, Kyung Hee ^c   Lee, Kil Jae ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Jeonju Dukil Middle School   (South Korea)

^d Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^e Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Functional cluster analysis; Gifted students; Neural complexity; Rey Osterrieth complex figure test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIFTED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NETWORK LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECALL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VISION; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, GIFTED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 34347403429     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450600934655     Document Type: Article

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