Abstract To investigate whether electroencephalography (EEG) recorded during a brief Psychomotor Vigilance Task provides physiological information that can differentiate children previously identified as gifted from control participants in school settings. EEG was recorded in 158 schoolchildren aged 9–13 years (48 gifted, 110 controls) using a 32-channel semi-dry system (256 Hz). Each session comprised a 2-minute eyes-closed baseline followed by a 7-minute child-adapted PVT.
