The Jossey-Bass reader on the brain and learning / introduction by Kurt Fischer and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang.
| Other author | Jossey-Bass Inc. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2008. |
| Description | xxi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Brain and learning |
| Contents | An overview of the brain. How our brain constructs our mental world / Richard Restak ; Mirrors in the mind / Giacomo Rizzolatti, Leonardo Fogassi, and Vittorio Gallese ; Alphabetized entries from How to explain a brain / Robert Sylwester -- The brain in the classroom : the brain-based learning debate. Neuroscience and education / Usha Goswami ; In search of--brain-based education / John T. Bruer ; Learning not by chance : enrichment in the classroom / Marian C. Diamond and Janet Hopson ; Mind and brain / John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking -- The thinking brain : memory, cognition, and intelligence. Learning and remembering / Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith ; Who owns intelligence? / Howard Gardner ; The balance theory of wisdom / Robert J. Sternberg ; Remembrance of emotions past / Joseph LeDoux -- The feeling brain : emotional and social foundations. We feel, therefore we learn : the relevance of affective and social neuroscience to education / Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Antonio Damasio ; Selections from Why zebras don't get ulcers / Robert M. Sapolsky ; The effect of violence and stress in kids' brains / Ronald Kotulak -- The learning brain : language, reading, and math. The literate brain / Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith ; Why some smart people can't read / Sally Shaywitz ; What happens in the brain when children read / Patricia Wolfe and Pamela Nevills ; Small heads for big calculations / Stanislas Dehaene ; Math skills / James P. Byrnes -- The learning brain : the arts. The brain and the arts / David A. Sousa ; The role of the arts in transforming consciousness : education is the process of learning how to invent yourself / Elliot W. Eisner ; My favorite thing : why do we like the music we like? / Daniel J. Levitin -- The exceptional brain : when it works differently. Exploring exceptional brains / Eric Jensen ; Selections from The minds of boys / Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens ; The great continuum : diagnosing autism / Temple Grandin ; Broken mirrors : a theory of autism / Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Lindsay M. Oberman. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2007028788 |
| ISBN | 9780787962418 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0787962414 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QP408 .J67 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |