| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The sweet edge : learning is physical-- we can understand! -- Where we ought to be : the natural relationship between brain structure and learning -- Holding a just balance : brain connections that change data into knowledge -- Our trade and our art : evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner -- A feeling for this business : in the business of reason and memory, feelings count -- What we already know : to begin, find out about existing neuron networks -- Only connect! : how teachers can change neuronal networks -- Sense luscious : using the power of the sensory brain to help people learn --Waiting for unity : helping people comprehend their experience -- The courageous leap : creating knowledge by using the integrative frontal cortex -- Test by trial : using the motor brain to close the loop of learning -- We did this ourselves : changing the brain through effective use of emotion -- Epilogue : enrichments |
| Subject |
Learning, Psychology of.
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Learning -- Physiological aspects.
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Brain.
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Teaching -- Psychological aspects.
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| ISBN |
1579220541 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1579220533 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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