Posts Tagged ‘Mind-&-Life’
Brain Health/ Brain Training News
Roundup of interesting news in this emerging field: 1) Brain Health Leaders Team Up to Prevent Crashes. 2) Adults Improve Critical Professional and Personal Skills Through New Cognitive Training Program. 3) Nature Neuroscience Podcast and London Taxi Drivers. 4) What Have You Changed Your Mind About, lately?. 5) The 2008 Mind & Life Summer Research Institute…
Read MoreFrom Meditation to MBSR
Very nice Los Angeles Times article on the growing research behind, and acceptance of, meditation in mainstream medicine (through what is called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR): Doctor’s orders: Cross your legs and say ‘Om’. A few quotes: — “It appears to work. In a new study, published in October in the journal Pain, Natalia…
Read MoreEnhancing Cognition and Emotions for Learning — Learning & The Brain Conference
Alvaro and I had the good fortune to attend a great conference last week called Learning & The Brain: Enhancing Cognition and Emotions for Learning.… Some topics were meant to be applied immediately, but many were food for thought — discussions on where science and education are headed.Using dramatic new imaging techniques, such as fMRIs, PET, and SPECT, neuroscientists are gaining valuable information about learning. This pioneering knowledge is leading not only to new pedagogies, but also to new medications, brain enhancement technologies, and therapies. Discover how new adventures could change education, learning disorder interventions, and even society itself in the future.
Read MoreStudent Achievement Gap, Stress, and Self-Regulation
Jonah Lehrer dissects and builds on a New York Times article on the education Achievement gap. Quotes from Jonah’s post: “most of the research suggests that the “achievement gap” has real neurological roots, which are caused by distinct home environments: Hart and Risley showed that language exposure in early childhood correlated strongly with I.Q. and academic…
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