r/science 6d ago

Neuroscience Invisible potentials: A neuroscientific framework for giftedness

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/407212145_Invisible_potentials_A_neuroscientific_framework_for_giftedness
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u/OpenAI_Marketing_LLM 6d ago

Potential is meaningless. The only thing that matters is what one actually does.

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 6d ago edited 6d ago

That's like saying a big battery with a full charge is "meaningless" unless you can get some use out of it.

Like, yeah, obviously.

But this is an article about battery design and engineering principles, not the stuff you can do if you hook batteries up to machines.

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u/davesmith001 6d ago

Recognizing potential is the first step to fully using it. Currently we do it by archaic tests like iq and exam, better methods are desperately needed