Understanding the Brain, a 36-lecture course by award-winning Professor Jeanette Norden of Vanderbilt UniversitySchool of Medicine, takes you inside this astonishingly complex organ and shows you how it works, from the gross level of its organization to the molecular level of how cells inthe brain communicate. With its combination of neurology, biology, and psychology, this course will help you understand how we perceive the world through our senses, how we move, how we learn and remember, and how emotions affect our thoughts and actions.
Start Smart! Building Brain Power in the Early Years
Did you know that emotions boost our memory? Or that small muscle exercises help the brain develop? Early experiences contribute to the structure of the brain and its capacities. The quality, quantity, and consistency of stimulation will determine, to a large extent, the number of brain synapses that are formed and how those connections will function. This is true for both cognitive and emotional development, and the effect is lifelong.
Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn (Audiobook) 2012
When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to every member of the incoming freshman class in 2003, they didn’t expect the uproar that followed. Critics called it a waste: What educational value could a music player have for college kids? Yet by the end of the year, Duke students had found academic uses for the new devices in virtually every discipline. The iPod experiment proved to be a classic example of the power of disruption — a way of refocusing attention to illuminate unseen possibilities.
Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain
What do you do if you are lagging in the morning?
You probably grab a cup of coffee for that extra boost of energy. Throughout the day, you are asked to be creative, to come up with new and better ideas. So what do you do when you need a creative jolt for your brain? Now you can turn to Caffeine for the Creative Mind.
This collection of short, focused creative exercises is just the boost you need get your brain working.
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