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RESOURCE: Neuroscience and How Students Learn

Neuroscience fundamentals Changing the brain: For optimal learning to occur, the brain needs conditions under which it is able to change in response to stimuli (neuroplasticity) and able to produce new neurons (neurogenesis). The most effective learning involves recruiting multiple regions of the brain for the learning task. These regions are associated

Posted on 15 May 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

RESOURCE: Brain circuit helps us learn by watching others

It’s often said that experience is the best teacher, but the experiences of other people may be even better. If you saw a friend get chased by a neighborhood dog, for instance, you would learn to stay away from the dog without having to undergo that experience yourself.This kind of

Posted on 15 May 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Can cognitive processes help explain the success of instructional techniques recommended by behavior analysts?

The fields of cognitive psychology and behavior analysis have undertaken separate investigations into effective learning strategies. These studies have led to several recommendations from both fields regarding teaching techniques that have been shown to enhance student performance. While cognitive psychology and behavior analysis have studied student performance independently from their

Posted on 2 May 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Resources

ABSTRACT: Subjective awareness of ultrasound expertise development: individual experience as a determinant of overconfidence

Medical decision-making requires years of experience in order to develop an adequate level of competence to successfully engage in safe practice. While diagnostic and technical skills are essential, an awareness of the extent and limits of our own knowledge and skills is critical. The present study examines clinicians' subjective awareness

Posted on 2 May 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

A Primer on Brain Science, Cognition, and Memory – TED Talks

Over the rainy weekend (here in Pennsylvania) I tracked down and collated several of my newer, favorite TED Talks related to what we do in education and professional development. I hope your perspective is uniquely transformed, as mine has been! RESOURCE: How Reliable is Your Memory Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Brain Science

RESOURCE: The Secret Structure of Great Talks

From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs' iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners. In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: Memory Feats Anyone Can Do

There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: Visual Illusions That Show How We (Mis)Think

Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it.

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: Are We In Control of Our Own Decisions

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: How Your Working Memory Makes Sense of the World

"Life comes at us very quickly, and what we need to do is take that amorphous flow of experience and somehow extract meaning from it." In this funny, enlightening talk, educational psychologist Peter Doolittle details the importance -- and limitations -- of your "working memory," that part of the brain

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

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Category : Brain Science

RESOURCE: Neuroscience and How Students Learn

RESOURCE: Brain circuit helps us learn by watching others

MANUSCRIPT: Can cognitive processes help explain the success of instructional techniques recommended by behavior analysts?

ABSTRACT: Subjective awareness of ultrasound expertise development: individual experience as a determinant of overconfidence

A Primer on Brain Science, Cognition, and Memory – TED Talks

RESOURCE: The Secret Structure of Great Talks

RESOURCE: Memory Feats Anyone Can Do

RESOURCE: Visual Illusions That Show How We (Mis)Think

RESOURCE: Are We In Control of Our Own Decisions

RESOURCE: How Your Working Memory Makes Sense of the World

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