Minds, Brains, and Learning
: Understanding the Psychological and Educational Relevance of Neuroscientific Research
James P. Byrnes |
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Why should psychologists and educators study
the brain? Can neuroscientific research advance our understanding of student learning and
motivation? What do informed readers need to know to tell the difference between plausible
applications of brain research and unfounded speculation? This timely volume considers the
benefits of incorporating findings from cognitive neuroscience into the fields of
educational, developmental, and cognitive psychology. The book provides a basic foundation
in the methodology of brain research; describes the factors that affect brain development;
and reviews salient findings on attention, memory, emotion, and reading and mathematics.
For each domain, the author considers the ways that the neuroscientific evidence overlaps
with or diverges from existing psychological models. Readers gain skills for assessing the
credibility of widely publicized claims regarding critical periods of learning, the
effects of stress hormones on the brain, the role of music training in boosting academic
performance, and more. Also elucidated are the possible neuroscientific bases of attention
deficits, reading problems, and mathematical disabilities in children. The volume
concludes by suggesting areas for future investigation that may help answer important
questions about individual and developmental differences in learning.
214 Pages
Publication Date: April 2001
ORDER CODE: GP0652B
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