(10 min read) Answer: understanding brain plasticity if you only make one change to the way you interact with your children and their learning, make it to teach them about brain plasticity. Ok so it’s not a new Nintendo or a car, but if you were only allowed to take one thing from educational neuroscience… Continue reading What’s the greatest gift from educational neuroscience?
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Neuroscience is everywhere. What do I need to know about the brain?
(11 min read) A brief tour of the brain It feels rather trite to describe the brain as ‘astonishing, remarkable and prodigious’ (and all the other ‘phenomenal’-like adjectives), but it’s true. It is an incredibly complex organ, more sophisticated than any machine ever invented, capable of processing information at 120 miles per hour. It never… Continue reading Neuroscience is everywhere. What do I need to know about the brain?
What is learning? Give me the basics!
This is a great question, and the full answer would fill several books. But here we go – an attempt to distil the very basics of what we know about the brain, memory and learning to a few key messages.
How do I help my child deal with stress?
(9 min read) When our early hominid ancestors evolved, the stress response dealt brilliantly with situations related to survival – the fact that we’re here today is testament to that. Seeing a snake slowly slide over your toddler’s leg whilst they’re sleeping is something our stone-age ancestors were unlikely to forget; and therefore learned to… Continue reading How do I help my child deal with stress?