Learning with the brain in mind

McNeil, Frank 1938- (Author).

Summary: This book explores recent findings in neuroscience and combines them with learning in three crucial and interconnected ways: attention, emotions and memory. Includes controversial evidence of the impact of new technology and television on learning in children, both at school and at home.

Record details

ISBN: 9781412945264 (pbk.)*
ISBN: 9781412945257 (hbk.)
ISBN: 1412945267 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1412945259 (hbk.)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 202 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-192) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Seeing inside the brain -- A journey round the brain -- Pay attention and get connected! -- Learning and the emotions -- Memory, the brain and learning -- The social brain and brain plasticity.