Why it's time for brain science to ditch the 'Venus and Mars' cliche | Science | The Ob... - 1 views
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Daniel Barber on 09 Dec 13Robin McKie of the Guardian with some wise opinions on the gender debate
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Talking to ourselves: the science of the little voice in your head | Peter Moseley | Sc... - 0 views
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Article about the internalisation of "external", out-loud speech
Ready to learn? The science behind the experiment - video | Science | guardian.co.uk - 1 views
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Guardian mini documentary outlining the state of neuroeducation, especially looking at the importance of sleep, nutrition and exercise on children's cognitive abilities and readiness to learn.
Electric shocks to brain help students solve maths problems, scientists say | Science |... - 2 views
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used to help those who fall behind in maths.
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might
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Electric shocks to brain help students solve maths problems - The Guardian's Ian Sample - see link to same story by the Daily Mail
The Trouble With Brain Science - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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What we are really looking for is a bridge, some way of connecting two separate scientific languages — those of neuroscience and psychology.
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example is the discovery of DNA
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We know that there must be some lawful relation between assemblies of neurons and the elements of thought, but we are currently at a loss to describe those laws.
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Essay on the limitations of neuroscience
Evidence Based EFL - 0 views
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Excellent blog for Bad Science ELT! Greta on learning styles, NLP, etc
Our brains, and how they're not as simple as we think | Science | The Observer - 2 views
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Skeptical about the inaccuracies in 'folk neuroscience'.
An activity map of the whole zebrafish brain | Mo Costandi | Science | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
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First time ever the activity of a whole brain can be seen... lots of pretty colours!
How many neurons make a human brain? Billions fewer than we thought | James Randerson |... - 0 views
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Researchers found that the 100 billion neurons figure is yet another neuromyth (but not far off)
How Barbara Arrowsmith-Young rebuilt her own brain | Science | The Guardian - 0 views
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A personal story of plasticity. Barbara Arrowsmith Young had severe learning disabilities but trained herself out of them when she realised that the brain can and does change.
Quest for the connectome: scientists investigate ways of mapping the brain | Science | ... - 3 views
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Scientists consider the almost impossible task of drawing a circuit diagram for all 86 billion neurons and how they connect up: the 'connectome'. A fantastic video showing cutting edge technology seeing the neural pathways as never before!
Male and female brains wired differently, scans reveal | Science | The Guardian - 0 views
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Maps of neural circuitry show women's brains are suited to social skills and memory, men's perception and co-ordination
Curiosity improves memory by tapping into the brain's reward system | Science | The Gua... - 2 views
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dopamine
From photography to supercomputers: how we see ourselves in our inventions | Science | ... - 2 views
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we inevitably saw ourselves in our machines
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ere is a danger that we'll sideline aspects of human nature that don't easily fit the concept
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What starts as a tool to help us understand ourselves, begins to replace us in our understanding
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A brilliant essay about our metaphors for the mind, and their origins in technology
So my mushy head is 'hardwired' for girly things, is it? If this is science, I am Richa... - 1 views
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I am a girl whose mushy head is "hardwired" for girly things.
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neuroscience is actually a mass of disciplines: neurology, physiology, psychology, molecular biology and genetics, all of them ramped up by new ways of imaging the brain
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The interaction between the hemispheres is what counts, but this is less marketable stuff.
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Suzanne Moore argues vociforously against the recent overblown news that men and women's brains are wired differently.
Neuromyths and why they persist in the classroom · Blog · Sense about Science - 3 views
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Another overview looking at neuromyths in education and why they persist
Myths about how the brain works have no place in the classroom | Dr Hilary Leevers | Sc... - 4 views
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potential impact on education is wide-ranging
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natural sleep pattern
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rigorous scientific evidence are surprisingly scarce
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Yeah! What she says! This article published Jan 2014 just about sums it up
Brain Rules: Brain development for parents, teachers and business leaders | Brain Rules | - 0 views
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A wonderful site for lots of general info on the brain. A great place to start for the beginner!
BBC R4 - Inside Science, Switching senses - Undermining the critical period? - 1 views
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The Age Myth about L2 learning gets another bashing. Turns out the original experiments that helped establish the notion of a critical period for eyesight may be short-sighted! Patrick Kanold, from the University of Maryland: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/05/272092118/seeing-less-helps-the-brain-hear-more