The brain's behind it : new knowledge about the brain and learning / Alistair Smith.

AT LAST! Alistair Smith's latest book is the product of three years research. If you want to know more about the brain and learning, this is the book you need. With separate sections on the development cycle of the learning brain from conception to old age, the book sets out to separate fact fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Alistair, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stafford : Network Educational Press, 2004.
Edition:Rev. ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; How to use this book; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; PART ONE: Wired: the development cycle of the learning brain; 2 Pre-wiring: what happens to the brain in the womb; 3 Wired to fire: brain development in the first five years; 4 Wired for desire: the brain and the onset of puberty; 5 Wired to inspire: the completion of brain development; 6 Wired to misfire: learning from dysfunction; 7 Wired to retire: ageing and the brain; PART TWO: Ready, wire, fire: a model for the learning brain; 8 Physiology: how do we maintain the brain?
  • 9 Engagement: how do we arouse and direct the brain?10 Laterally: how do we develop left and right?; 11 Gender: how do we respect difference?; 12 Memory: how do we remember?; PART THREE: The brain's finally behind it; 13 The findings; 14 Recommendations for parents, educators and policy makers; 15 Questions and answers; 16 Recommended websites; 17 Glossary of terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Endnotes; Selected bibliography by section; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W