Download - The Learning Brain
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The Learning Brain A whirlwind tour
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The building blocks: Brain cells
Image: Teaching with the Brain in Mind, 2nd ed.
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NeuronsEstimate: humans are born with 150-200 billion neurons
We keep approx. 100 billion of those - the rest are “pruned”
Huge plasticity built in - billions of glial cells, ability to form connections b/w cells (point of connection: synapse)
Image: EnchantedLearning.com
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Corpus callosum - connecting the two hemispheres
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Basic Brain Structures: Cortex
Frontal: Judgment, creativity, problem solving, planning
Parietal: Sensorimotor, language
Temporal: Hearing, Memory, Language
Occipital: Vision
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Prefrontal cortex (PFC)
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Amygdala - one in each hemisphere - strong emotion (fear, fear memory)
Hippocampus - Long Term Memory
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Current research:Linking brain pathways
to patterns of learning or difficulty
At this time, there is no accepted “brain scan profile” for
diagnoses such as learning disabilities, ADHD, or autism.
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Multiple Intelligences
Intended to describe learning- may or may not “map” onto a
specific brain area