Posts Tagged ‘educators’
A Love affair Across Generations: A Lamarckian Reincarnation?
Eric Jensen alerted me to a research study published in the February 4th Journal of Neuroscience — Transgenerational Rescue of a Genetic Defect in Long-Term Potentiation and Memory Formation by Juvenile Enrichment. We both had the same initial WOW! feeling that we had experienced when we first read about the discovery of mirror neurons a…
Read MoreLearning & the Brain: Resources for Educators
As promised in my previous post (10 Brain Training Tips To Teach and Learn), here are some of the resources that inform my understanding of the brain: books, conferences, and websites. BOOKS There are a multitude of books about the brain. For educators, the best of these are books that demystify the language of neuroscience…
Read MoreUpdate: The Future of Brain Assessments
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Read MoreLumos Labs (Lumosity) Brain Training Games
Press release: Here – “Lumos Labs, developer of Lumosity.com, the leading web-based provider of scientifically-tested brain training games, today announced that it has raised $3 million of equity financing from Pequot Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), and existing investors including Michael Dearing. The investor group brings expertise that will catalyze the ongoing development of Lumosity.com…
Read MoreThe Science of Thinking Smarter
John Medina, Director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University, and author of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, wrote a great article for us on Brain Rules: science and practice, bringing brain research to daily life. We enjoyed the book very much since…
Read MoreLearning & Brain Conference in Boston
The next Learning & the Brain conference edition is April 26–29, 2008, in Cambridge, MA. We recommend it highly for educators interested in learning more about latest brain research findings and implications for teaching. See Detailed program. Description: Cognitive neuroscience has discovered that the brain is not ‘hardwired’ from birth, but holds a remarkable lifelong…
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