“This report highlights advances in neuroscience with potential implications for education and lifelong learning. The report authors, including neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists and education specialists, agree that if applied properly, the impacts of neuroscience could be highly beneficial in schools and beyond. The report argues that our growing understanding of how we learn should play a much greater role in education policy and should also feature in teacher training. The report also discusses the challenges and limitations of applying neuroscience in the classroom and in learning environments throughout life.” – from The Royal Society website
Category Archives: brain
David Shenk on Genius | NatureEdCast |
“In today’s podcast, Ilona talks to David Shenk, from theAtlantic.com. David is a writer and author of many books about the intersection of science and culture. His recent book, The Genius in All Of Us: Why Everything You Know About Genetics, Talent and IQ is Wrong, debuts in March 2010. In it he argues for a new way of thinking about genes and notions of inherited intelligence. David has advised the President’s Council on Bioethics, and is a keen observer of how science is reported. Listen to this podcast to learn how David’s arguments can inform how we judge aptitude, and how intelligence depends heavily on context.” – from NatureEdCast
Episode 6: The Atlantics David Shenk on Genius | NatureEdCast | Learn Science at Scitable.
The Human Spark – Brain Matters | PBS
“Peer into Alan Alda’s head to find out which parts of our brain are responsible for our most human characteristics. Where do tool use and language reside? And how do our brains allow us to understand symbolism, figure out what others are thinking, and even travel in time? Are insight and imagination what really make humans unique?” – from PBS
The Human Spark . Video: Full Episode – Program Three: Brain Matters | PBS.
Watch Him Roll! Baby Edwards Amazing Brain
“Here’s the thing about babies. When we’re born, we get the brain cells we need, but the connections between cells haven’t formed yet. In those first few years as we explore the world, the cells begin to link up at a dizzying pace, forming tens of thousands, even millions of new links. When you watch Edward you can almost feel it happening.” – from NPR website -
Watch Synaptic Exuberance.
Watch Him Roll! Baby Edwards Amazing Brain : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR.
Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains?
“Science correspondent Miles O’Brien looks at what could be happening to teenagers’ brains as they develop in a rapid-fire, multitasking world of technology and gadgets” – from PBS
Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains? | PBS NewsHour | Jan. 5, 2011 | PBS.
Exposing a Galaxy within the Brain – Stunning
Exposing a Galaxy within the Brain
A new imaging method developed at Stanford reveals the complex array of synapses in the cortex
The Future of the Brain | Big Ideas/ABC Video
Dr. Susan Greenfield, Neuroscientists, discusses the future of the brain in this ABC Video.
Susan Greenfield: The Future of the Brain | Big Ideas – ABC Video.
Dr Martha Burns explains Neuroplasticity
“Dr Martha Burns is a neuroscientist and language speech pathologist who visited Australia in March 2010 to present current findings on how the human brain learns, the factors affecting learning and how this can change our perceptions of what goes on in the classroom. Nouspod talks to Dr Burns and asks the following questions…
What is neuroplasticity?
What are neurotransmitters, and how can we stimulate them?
How does all this relate to our understanding of intelligence and IQ?
How can students and teachers listening to this benefit?” – from nouspod.com
Video of Dr. Elizabeth Gould Presentation on Neurogenesis
This is the video of the Dr. Elizabeth Gould presentation on neurogenesis for the RSA.
Neurogenesis with Dr. Elizabeth Gould
“Pioneering neurogenesis researcher and professor of psychology at Princeton University, Professor Elizabeth Gould comes to the RSA to discuss how experience literally shapes and alters the physical structure of the brain.
The realisation that the surroundings and environments of mammals not only influence their emotional well-being, but also the neuronal constitution of their brains, is one of the most momentous discoveries of modern psychology and neuroscience. Gould’s research shows how stressful experiences in both early and adult life inhibit the survival of existing neurons and the creation of new ones, and has demonstrated that enriched environments and societies result in marked increases in neuron production. This breakthrough has profound and dramatic implications for social progress and understanding, and can add to our appreciation of the impact of poverty, social exclusion and stress on individuals and communities.
Does increased social activity and interaction boost the creation of new neurons, and if so, how? How do these discoveries relate to memory and learning? What are the links between neurogenesis, brain plasticity and mental wellbeing?” – fromhuffduffer.com
