Understanding the Brain Towards a New Learning Science: Towards a New Learning ScienceOECD Publishing, Sep 4, 2002 - 110 pages This book examines how new scientific developments in understanding how the brain works can help educators and educational policy makers develop new and more efficient methods for teaching and developing educational policies. This new "science of learning" is providing insights into how to improve reading and mathematical skills and highlights the significance of the distinction between nature and nurture in learning and brain development. The book focuses on the importance of developing a trans-disciplinary approach where teachers, the medical profession, and scientists work together. |
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... information processing ....................... 43 4.1.1. Neurons, mental states, knowledge and learning .......................................... 43 4.1.2. Functional organisation ...........................................
... information processing ....................... 43 4.1.1. Neurons, mental states, knowledge and learning .......................................... 43 4.1.2. Functional organisation ...........................................
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... neuronal plasticityā€¯ (and periodicity), in 4.5.3 below. 11. Two questions need to be raised here: Firstly: a person learning only one foreign language (which might not be sufficient, by the way) should probably learn English, as it is ...
... neuronal plasticityā€¯ (and periodicity), in 4.5.3 below. 11. Two questions need to be raised here: Firstly: a person learning only one foreign language (which might not be sufficient, by the way) should probably learn English, as it is ...
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... Neurons, mental states, knowledge and learning The basic component of information processing in the brain is the neuron, a cell capable of accumulating and transmitting electrical activity. There are approximately 100 billion neurons in ...
... Neurons, mental states, knowledge and learning The basic component of information processing in the brain is the neuron, a cell capable of accumulating and transmitting electrical activity. There are approximately 100 billion neurons in ...
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... neurons (called synapses) another set of neurons is activated and the brain shifts to another mental state. Contrary to computer bits which are either on or off, a neuron's activation level is a continuous variable, enabling incredibly ...
... neurons (called synapses) another set of neurons is activated and the brain shifts to another mental state. Contrary to computer bits which are either on or off, a neuron's activation level is a continuous variable, enabling incredibly ...
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... neurons that coats the convoluted surface of the brain. It is where thinking is done, and where three-fourth of the neurons in a human brain reside. The neocortex is divided into two hemispheres, left and right. In between, a neural ...
... neurons that coats the convoluted surface of the brain. It is where thinking is done, and where three-fourth of the neurons in a human brain reside. The neocortex is divided into two hemispheres, left and right. In between, a neural ...
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