Brain Research

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Comment by Bob Zenhausern on July 5, 2009 at 4:21pm

Brain Research. Sounds like heavy stuff. Way beyond most of us. But it does not have to be heavy or beyond us. Let me give you an example. In a study, people were asked to balance a dowel on a finger of the right hand and then a finger of the left hand. Only right handed people were chosen and so there was better performance with the right hand than with the left hand. Common sense.

Then the people were asked to speak while they were balancing and their balancing time decreased. Common sense again.

BUT, performance with the right hand was affected proportionately more than with the right hand than with the left. Why would that be??

The speech center is in the left hemisphere and the left hemisphere controls the right hand. One hemisphere of the brain is overloaded. It is still common sense, but a bit more complex,

Comment by Lori Perez on June 14, 2009 at 7:07am

Brain research is perfect for the classroom. Have any of you heard of Dr. Amen? He had written a very cool book entitled The Magnificent Mind at any age. Also, for a great book on autism you have to read Look Me In The Eye. I personal perspective of the author looking back on his life as a child.

Comment by Gary C. Horton on February 7, 2009 at 5:37pm

In response to Jill Bolte Taylor on Ted Talks. Have you all seen the TED presentation by Sir Ken Robinson! Very very applicable to brain research!!

Comment by Tero Toivanen on January 25, 2009 at 8:24am

In my work as a special education teacher for children with autistic spectrum diagnosis the knowledge about the brain and its function is very important. All the problems and needs for special help they have has to do with alterations in the function of brain. I have participated in many lectures and seminars about this subject in the point of view of neuropsychology. I am trying to use this knowledge in practice in my work. So far it has been very helpful. I hope I will learn a lot in this wonderful company.

Comment by Liz Becker on January 24, 2009 at 10:25pm

I'm very interested in this field as well. I'll have to check out the book recommendations. I got to see Kenneth Wesson speak two weeks ago and he had some great stuff http://www.sciencemaster.com/wesson/home.php Theresa, I'd love to see your notes or your presentation if you don't mind sending them. We're working on that up here as well.

Comment by Theresa Williams on January 24, 2009 at 7:48am

I am a 7th/8th grade science teacher. I love reading about brain research especially as it relates to adolescents. I started 2 book clubs at our school this year. One is reading Secrets of the Teenage Brain by Sheryl Feinstein. At our recent school improvement day, I did a 45 min. presentation on what the current research says about the development of the adolescent brain. I am considering getting a doctorate to pursue the topic farther.

Comment by LKF on October 26, 2008 at 9:57am

Has anyone read: iBrain:Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind by UCLA neuroscientist Gary Small? Thoughts?