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How to Explain a Brain
An Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes
- Robert Sylwester - University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
December 2004 | 200 pages | Corwin
"A delicious and nutritious alphabet soup for brain aficionados. How to Explain a Brain serves a generous portion of savory topics for the hearty neural appetite. From amygdala to emotion, from hippocampus to memory, from neurotransmitter to serotonin, the brain is explained as skillfully as one simmers a sumptuous stock."
Robin Fogarty, President
Robin Fogarty & Associates
Unlock the mysteries of the brain with the help of this jargon-free guide!
Noted author Robert Sylwester offers educators and general readers his own definitions for terms used in the cognitive neurosciences. This unique look into the marvelous brain uses language and descriptions that are accessible to readers, even those with just a limited understanding of biology. Discover how our brain is organized and develops, and how educators can use this emerging understanding of cognition to enhance student learning and the school environment.
This ready-reference guide to essential concepts and terms in cognitive neurosciences includes:
Robin Fogarty, President
Robin Fogarty & Associates
Unlock the mysteries of the brain with the help of this jargon-free guide!
Noted author Robert Sylwester offers educators and general readers his own definitions for terms used in the cognitive neurosciences. This unique look into the marvelous brain uses language and descriptions that are accessible to readers, even those with just a limited understanding of biology. Discover how our brain is organized and develops, and how educators can use this emerging understanding of cognition to enhance student learning and the school environment.
This ready-reference guide to essential concepts and terms in cognitive neurosciences includes:
- Nearly 300 encyclopedic entries and cross references created to help educators understand key concepts about our brain's organization, development, and learning capabilities
- Eleven newly created anatomic models and illustrations that focus on key brain systems and functions
- References and recommended print and Internet resources
How to Explain a Brain celebrates the brain in all its wonder and is sure to become a reference book of choice for teachers, instructional leaders, and teacher educators.
List of Entries
Preface
About the Author
Standard Hierarchy of Brain Areas
Schematic Illustrations
Alphabetized Entries
Bibliography and Resources
Index
"A delicious and nutritious alphabet soup for brain aficionados. How to Explain a Brain serves a generous portion of savory topics for the hearty neural appetite. From amygdala to emotion, from hippocampus to memory, from neurotransmitter to serotonin, the brain is explained as skillfully as one simmers a sumptuous stock."
Robin Fogarty & Associates
"Robert Sylwester does a masterful job presenting a simple but elegant picture of the landscape of the brain and related cognitive processes in clear and direct prose."
American Psychological Association
Great book to simplify concepts
Psychology Dept, Cuny Queens College
January 21, 2013
