Dark blue boards with gilt titling on cover and spine. No dust jacket. The previous owner's last name is written in marker on the top corner of the front free endpaper. Very clean inside and out. Helpful alphabetical reference of terms and processes. 178 pages. Not ex-library. Shelf: C-2.

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T�tulo

How to Explain a Brain: An Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes

Editor

Corwin

Fecha de publicaci�n

2004

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

1412906385

ISBN 13

9781412906388

Encuadernaci�n

Hardcover

Edici�n

1st Edition

Estado

Very Good

Estado de la sobrecubierta

No Jacket

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"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:

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.

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Robert Sylwester is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon who focuses on the educational implications of new developments in science and technology. He has written 20 books and curricular programs and 200+ journal articles. His most recent books are The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (2007, Corwin Press) and How to Explain a Brain: An Educator’s Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes (2005, Corwin Press). He received two Distinguished Achievement Awards from The Education Press Association of America for his syntheses of cognitive science research, published in Educational Leadership. He has made 1600+ conference and staff development presentations on educationally significant developments in brain/stress theory and research. Sylwester wrote a monthly column for the Internet journal, Brain Connection, throughout its 2000-2009 existence, and is now a regular contributor to the Information Age Education Newsletter (http://i-a-e.org/).

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Friends of the Library Bookstore is the online seller for Friends of the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. We are a nonprofit organization located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. Our books include ex-library titles and and donations from the general public. Proceeds from our sales help fund our literacy programs: Books for Babies and Give-a-Kid-a-Book, and help fulfill our mission "To encourage literacy, expression, and discovery in the Chippewa Valley through support to the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library and the surrounding community."

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