Description
| Product ID: | 9781412906395 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | How to Explain a Brain |
| Subtitle: | An Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes |
| Authors: | Author: Robert A. Sylwester |
| Page Count: | 200 |
| Subjects: | Educational psychology, Educational psychology, Teaching of a specific subject, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Teaching of a specific subject, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Offers educators and general readers the author's own definitions for terms used in the cognitive neurosciences. This book shows you how the brain works, how the brain learns, and the educational significance of brain functions and processes. It is suitable for educational psychologists, teachers and managers and lecturers in education. "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:
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. |
| Imprint Name: | Corwin Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-02-08 |
