Educating the human brain
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Bibliographic Information
Educating the human brain
American Psychological Association, c2007
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Bibliographical references: p. 217-243
Includes indexes
Contents of Works
- Education, psychology, and the brain
- Relating brain and mind
- Learning to look
- A mind of one's own
- Genes and environment
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Expertise
- Preparing for school
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Educating the Human Brain is the product of a quarter century of research. This book provides an empirical account of the early development of attention and self regulation in infants and young children. It examines the brain areas involved in regulatory networks, their connectivity, and how their development is influenced by genes and experience. Relying on the latest techniques in cognitive and temperament measurement, neuroimaging, and molecular genetics, the book integrates research on neural networks common to all of us with studies of individual differences.
In this book, the authors explain where, when, and how the brain performs functions that are necessary for learning. Such functions include attending to information; controlling attention through effort; regulating the interplay of emotion with cognition; and coding, organizing, and retrieving information. The authors suggest how these aspects of brain development can support school readiness, literacy, numeracy, and expertise. The audience for this book includes neuroscientists as well as developmental and educational psychologists who have interest in the latest brain research. The many helpful visuals - including brain diagrams, pictures and photographs of experimental set-ups, and graphs and tables displaying key data - also give this book appeal for graduate students.
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Overview
Chapter 1: Education, Psychology, and the Brain
Chapter 2: Relating Brain and Mind
Chapter 3: Learning to Look
Chapter 4: A Mind of One's Own
Chapter 5: Genes and Environment
Chapter 6: Temperament and Learning
Chapter 7: Literacy
Chapter 8: Numeracy
Chapter 9: Expertise
Chapter 10: Preparing for School
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Authors
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