MARCH 9; April 27 – Virtual Brain Seminar (Register here) Sherelle Walker (CEO, Scientific) and Martha Burns (Speech & Language Pathologist) – This duo session includes concrete, useful strategies for integrating Brain Fitness districtwide, as well as the latest in neuroscience and research. MARCH 18, 2011 – Our Changing Education Landscape (10:00-11:00) (Register on Scilearn…
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Adding to knowledge…
Hi Everyone, Here’s an article to dwell upon from the Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University – published Nov. 2009. This slideshow is a presentation on background noise and language impairment (dyslexia). ( Auditory Neuroscience Lab ) What do you think?
Train your mind – Change your brain
Sharon Begley is a Newsweek science writer who has a gift for making science accessible and meaningful. This book is a compiled set of learning stories from the Mind and Life Institute conferences (participated by the Dalai Lama and a group of neuroscientists). Pioneering research in neuroplasticity from many sides are brought together – works…
Video – The Brain that Changes itself – Doidge on Nature of Things
Nature of Things just ran (July 30th) the show on Norman Doidge’s book, The Brain that Changes Itself. You can watch the entire show (43 minutes) or just a segment of it (30 minutes). You can also revisit our previous post (July 7th) on Michael Merzenich – Redesigning the Brain.
Where’s the proof?
Research is continually being updated by both Scientific Learning, outside educational institutions and agencies. The following represents a very small portion of what has been documented. ** Please feel free to add to this list or comment. Strength of SLC research (June, 2009). (Review of research by Dr. B. Calhoun) Edubrief (March, 2008). What happens…
Redesigning the brain – by Merzenich
This is Chapter 3 in Norman Doidge’s book, The Brain that Changes Itself. Read the story of Michael Merzenich’s journey of discovery from the very beginning. How did the term “neuroplasticity” come about? For so many years, neuroscientists have believed that the brain had ‘windows of opportunities’ and once passed, hardwiring took effect. Now it’s understood…
Re-wiring the brain – video
Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain’s incredible power: its ability to actively re-wire itself. He’s researching ways to harness the brain’s plasticity to enhance our skills and recover lost function. Feel free to comment by using the Comment box below. [ted id=”526″]