Giftedness is more than good grades. It’s a brain wired for rapid signal flow between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus — producing fast thought, big memory, and constant “aha” moments.But the experience isn’t all brilliance. It’s confusion, alienation, neglect, risk of psychosis, and real physical cost. In this episode of Strange Life, I explore:Why gifted brains develop the way they doThe psychological toll: confusion, alienation, neglect, madnessThe physical toll: stress, exhaustion, even immune dysfunctionAnd why recognition and support matter so much📖 Further Reading & References:Hebbian Learning — https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/hebbian-learningScience: “Memory—A Century of Consolidation” — https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.287.5451.248Psychology Today on memory — https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/memoryNIMH on ADHD — https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhdVA on Complex PTSD — https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/types/complex_ptsd.aspFrontiers in Psychiatry: giftedness and psychosis risk — https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.662558/fullBritannica on Stephen Hawking — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-HawkingHank Green on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usQ0rSe-C9QSENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) — https://www.sengifted.org/

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