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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781324203321

Autore

Wolfe Patricia

Titolo

Brain Matters [[electronic resource] ] : Translating Research into Classroom Practice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, : Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2001

ISBN

0-87120-902-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

370.15/23

Soggetti

Brain

Electronic books. -- local

Learning -- Physiological aspects

Learning, Psychology of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""I PART The Structure and Function of the Human Brain""; ""1 Opening the Black Box of the Brain""; ""2 Brain Anatomy��A Short Course: Neurons and Subcortical Structures""; ""3 Brain Anatomy��A Short Course: The Cortex""; ""4 How Neurons Communicate""; ""II PART From Sensory Input to Information Storage""; ""5 Sensory Memory: Getting Information into the Brain""; ""6 Working Memory: The Conscious Processing of Information""; ""7 Long-Term Memory: The Brain's Storage System""

""8 Making Curriculum Meaningful Through Problems, Projects, and Simulations""""9 Using the Visual and Auditory Senses to Enhance Learning""; ""10 A Toolkit of Brain-Compatible Strategies""; ""Glossary""; ""References and Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""