Posts Tagged ‘stay-young’
Marian Diamond on the brain
Quotes from a great article, Professor, 81, proves brain stays young: — In 1960, Diamond became the first female faculty member in Cal’s science department, achieving full professorship in 1974. She still teaches anatomy with her 81st birthday two weeks away. — Diamond, a professor of anatomy at UC Berkeley, determined that the brain can stay…
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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