This comprehensive reader presents an accessible overview of recent brain research and contains valuable insights into how students learn and how we should teach them. It includes articles from the top thinkers in both the brain science and K-12 education fields, such as Joseph LeDoux, Howard Gardner, Sally Shaywitz, and John Bransford. This rich and varied volume offers myriad perspectives on the brain, mind, and education, and features twenty-six chapters in seven primary areas of interest: An overview of the brain The brain-based learning debate Memory, cognition, and intelligence Emotional and social foundations The arts When the brain works differently

This comprehensive reader presents an accessible overview ofrecent brain research and contains valuable insights into howstudents learn and how we should teach them. It includesarticles from the top thinkers in both the brain science and K-12education fields, such as Joseph LeDoux, Howard Gardner, SallyShaywitz, and John Bransford. This rich and varied volume offersmyriad perspectives on the brain, mind, and education, and featurestwenty-six chapters in seven primary areas of interest:* An overview of the brain* The brain-based learning debate* Memory, cognition, and intelligence* Emotional and social foundations* The arts* When the brain works differently

Sources viiAbout the Authors xiAcknowledgments xviIntroduction xviiPART ONE An Overview of the Brain1. How Our Brain Constructs Our Mental World 3Richard Restak2. Mirrors in the Mind 12Giacomo Rizzolatti, Leonardo Fogassi, and Vittorio Gallese3. Alphabetized Entries from How to Explain a Brain 20Robert SylwesterPART TWO The Brain in the Classroom: The Brain-Based Learning Debate4. Neuroscience and Education 33Usha Goswami5. In Search of . . . Brain-Based Education 51John T. Bruer6. Learning Not by Chance: Enrichment in the Classroom 70Marian C. Diamond and Janet Hopson7. Mind and Brain 89John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. CockingPART THREE The Thinking Brain: Memory, Cognition, and Intelligence8. Learning and Remembering 109Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith9. Who Owns Intelligence? 120Howard Gardner10. The Balance Theory of Wisdom 13Robert J. Sternberg11. Remembrance of Emotions Past 151Joseph LeDouxPART FOUR The Feeling Brain: Emotional and Social Foundations12. We Feel, Therefore We Learn: The Relevance of Affective and Social Neuroscience to Education 183Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Antonio Damasio13. Selections from Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers 199Robert M. Sapolsky14. The Effect of Violence and Stress in Kids' Brains 216Ronald KotulakPART FIVE The Learning Brain: Language, Reading, and Math15. The Literate Brain 229Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith16. Why Some Smart People Can't Read 242Sally Shaywitz17. What Happens in the Brain When Children Read 251Patricia Wolfe and Pamela Nevills18. Small Heads for Big Calculations 273Stanislas Dehaene19. Math Skills 301James P. ByrnesPART SIX The Learning Brain: The Arts20. The Brain and the Arts 331David A. Sousa21. The Role of the Arts in Transforming Consciousness: Education Is the Process of Learning How to Invent Yourself 359Elliot W. Eisner22. My Favorite Thing: Why Do We Like the Music We Like? 370Daniel J. LevitinPART SEVEN The Exceptional Brain: When It Works Differently23. Exploring Exceptional Brains 385Eric Jensen24. Selections from The Minds of Boys 405Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens25. The Great Continuum: Diagnosing Autism 413Temple Grandin26. Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism 435Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Lindsay M. ObermanGlossary 445Credit Lines 455