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  • Welcome to Life Noggin.

  • Have you ever had some incredible ideas and wondered if you were a genius?

  • Maybe you came up with an invention that could change the world.

  • Maybe you're really good at chess.

  • Maybe you've scored really well on an IQ test.

  • But how can you know if you have a genius brain or a normal one?

  • What makes someone a genius is actually hotly debated.

  • There's no set definition, but there are two commonly used methods to determine whether

  • or not someone is a genius.

  • The first relies on IQ.

  • It's often thought that anyone with an IQ over 140 is a genius, but the scientific community

  • doesn't exactly agree.

  • With so many tests out there, a score of 140 on one test doesn't necessarily mean you'd

  • score the same on another.

  • IQ scores are important though.

  • Mensa, the oldest and probably most well-known society forhighly intelligent individuals

  • only admits people who scored in the top 2% on any of their approved IQ tests.

  • But the IQ approach is a bit one-size-fits-all.

  • The second understanding of the word genius is a bit more fluid.

  • It still weighs heavily on intelligence, just not quantifiable intelligence.

  • In this sense of the word, a genius is someone with valuable, transformative ideas in a specific

  • area of expertise.

  • They're very creative and persistent and have an unfiltered view of the world.

  • As opposed to Mensa's test standards, the MacArthur Foundation gives their so-called

  • Genius Grants to these types of people.

  • But how does all this come about?

  • Are people born geniuses or are they made?

  • Lucky for all of us, the answer is both.

  • It's not entirely clear what causes a child to be highly intelligent, or a genius, but

  • some early tell-tale signs include unusual memory, insatiable curiosity, and an in-depth

  • knowledge of a certain subject.

  • These kids can keep their genius abilities as they grow but most of the time, they grow

  • up to be regular adults with regular abilities.

  • One particular group of individuals who do appear to keep their gifts are people with

  • Savant Syndrome.

  • This rare condition occurs in people with serious mental disabilities and gives them

  • remarkable skills in areas like music, math, and art.

  • Genius status is also thought to develop over time, but you still need to have a solid level

  • of intelligence.

  • One key factor in making a genius is the mastery of a particular subject, which some experts

  • estimate could take about 10 years.

  • Mental endurance and creative problem-solving are also big parts of becoming a genius.

  • People have awoken with sudden musical, mathematical, linguistic and scientific abilities, leading

  • some experts to believe that these gifts lie deep within all of our brains, the parts just

  • need to be activated.

  • There's also the question of whether intelligent and creative genius-ness is linked to mental

  • illness.

  • There is a lot of debate about this and sadly, no straightforward answer.

  • But how does all this translate physiologically?

  • Well, it's been found that highly intelligent people's brains are wired and programmed

  • differently than normal brains.

  • The parts associated with higher cognition have better connectivity than an average persons.

  • For the highly intelligent, their anterior insulae and anterior cingulate cortices play

  • bigger roles in the movement of information than in less intelligent brains.

  • There are also differences in how the prefrontal cortices are activated in highly intelligent

  • people.

  • It sounds like their brains are just better at being brains.

  • Don't worry though, I have a trophy for every single one of you, and it says "Good Job On Being Alive. Hooray!"

  • If you could be a genius is any area, what would be it?

  • Let us know in the comment section below.

  • If you're curious about why you're so...curious, make sure to check out my good friend Vanessa

  • on Braincraft.

  • She recently made a video about why we ask questions.

  • Check it out.

  • and curiosity taps into our reward circuit in our brain. This new information can trigger the release of dopamine.

  • which makes you feel fantastic!

  • as always, my name is Blocko, this has been Life Noggin. Don't forget to keep on thinking.

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如何知道自己是否是天才? (How Do You Know If You're A Genius?)

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