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The Brain:  How does it work? Carla Piper, Ed. D.
Facts about the Brain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Nervous System ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Neuroscience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Two Cerebral Hemispheres  Left and Right ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Left and Right Hemispheres ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Lobes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Learning Changes the Brain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Brain Activity by Age  Stages of Development Through Sensory Experiences in the First Year
The Resting Brain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.crump.ucla.edu/software/lpp/clinpetneuro/function.html
Auditory Activity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Visual Activity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Thinking Activity ,[object Object],[object Object]
Motor or Kinesthetic Activity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cerebellum
Memory Activity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Learning and Memory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Brain from Top to Bottom http://www.thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/index_d.html
The Limbic System  Emotional Center  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Thalamus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Memory The Brain from Top to Bottom Stimulus Sensory Organs Sensory Memory Millisecond to Second Short-Term Working Memory Less than a minute Long-Term Memory Days, Months, Years Perception Attention Forgetting Repetition
The Five Senses Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World  "Everything we know about the world comes to us through our senses. Traditionally, we were thought to have just five of them— sight ,  hearing ,  touch ,  smell , and  taste .  Scientists now recognize that we have several additional kinds of sensations, such as pain, pressure, temperature, joint position, muscle sense, and movement, but these are generally included under "touch." (The brain areas involved are called the "somatosensory" areas.)" Howard Hughes Medical Center  http://www.hhmi.org/senses/   
Long Term Memory Long Term Memory Implicit Explicit Emotional  Conditioning Procedural  Skills Episodic Autobiographical Events Semantic Words, Ideas Concepts Declarative Non-Declarative Priming Conditioned Reflex Unconscious Association
Language Processing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pet Scans
Language and Images of the Mind
Speech ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Complex Brain
Two Kinds of Brain Cells ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Neurons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Dendrites and Axons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Synaptic Connectivity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Secret Life of the Brain ,[object Object]
Auditory ,  Kinesthetic ,  Visual
Websites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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  • 19. Memory The Brain from Top to Bottom Stimulus Sensory Organs Sensory Memory Millisecond to Second Short-Term Working Memory Less than a minute Long-Term Memory Days, Months, Years Perception Attention Forgetting Repetition
  • 20. The Five Senses Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World "Everything we know about the world comes to us through our senses. Traditionally, we were thought to have just five of them— sight , hearing , touch , smell , and taste .  Scientists now recognize that we have several additional kinds of sensations, such as pain, pressure, temperature, joint position, muscle sense, and movement, but these are generally included under "touch." (The brain areas involved are called the "somatosensory" areas.)" Howard Hughes Medical Center  http://www.hhmi.org/senses/  
  • 21. Long Term Memory Long Term Memory Implicit Explicit Emotional Conditioning Procedural Skills Episodic Autobiographical Events Semantic Words, Ideas Concepts Declarative Non-Declarative Priming Conditioned Reflex Unconscious Association
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