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How To Think About the Brain.
A set of guiding principles for moving cautiously when applying brain research to the classroom
Writing as two of those who have delved deeply into the neuro-sciences and who have suggested changes based on our findings, we would caution educators not to act naively concerning brain research findings not to overrely on the research. Many underlying questions need to be considered--most importantly, what does it mean to use more of our brain? What or where exactly is our brain? If neuroscientists were to be widely invited to answer that question, the response would vary according to the personal and professional limitations individual researchers set on their research focus. For some, the conscious brain is lodged in the area above the neck. For others the brain is lodged in the entire body, partly in the form of neuropeptides...See the full content of this document
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