The document discusses how the brain works and how it can be improved through learning. It explains that the brain has three main parts - the brain stem, cerebellum, and cerebrum. Neurons are the basic functional units that power thought and movement. The brain experiences most growth in the first three years of life and is adaptable throughout life. While some drugs can damage the brain, it is shown that the brain remains able to learn and grow stronger through challenges and practice, as its neural connections multiply. Learning engages both the left and right hemispheres, and people can develop their strengths in both logical and creative thinking.

1. THE POWERS OF
MIND

2. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
•Discuss that understanding the left and right brain functions
may help in improving one’s learning
•Explore mind-mapping techniques suited to
right brain- or left brain-dominant
thinking styles; and
•Make aplan to improve learning using both
left and right brain development.

3. BR A IN P O W ER

5. THE
POWE
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ACT

6. 3 MAJOR
PARTS OF
THE BRAIN
• Brain stem
It connects the spinal cord
and the brain. Controls
functions that keep
people alive such as
breathing, heart rate, blood
pressure and food
digestion.
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7. 3 MAJOR
PARTS OF
THE BRAIN
• Cerebellum
It controls voluntary
movement. It translates
your will into action.
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8. 3 MAJOR
PARTS OF
THE BRAIN
• Cerebrum
Largest of the
brain sections,
accounts for 85%
of the brain’s
and has four lobes.
three
weight
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10. NEURONS
The basic functional units of the
nervous system, are three-part units
and are key to brain function.
They power the rapid-fire process
that turns thought into
movement. The thought moves as
an electrical signal down the
axons to the dendrite and then
jumps to another nerve cell across
a space with the help of some
chemicals.

11. CRITI
CAL
AGE

12. There is a consensus among
researchers that brain cells
regenerate through out life.
“The size of the brain doesn’t increase much after 3”
It is during the first three years of life, the brain
experiences most of its growth and develops most
of its potential in learning.
1.The brain parts are adaptable.
2.Deprivation of intellectual stimulation occurs
dramatically before age 3.

13. DRU
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DAM
AGE

14. “The question scientists can’t
answer now is if the damage is
permanent.”
INHALANTS
Such as glue, paint, gasoline and aerosols,
destroys the outer lining of nerve cells and
make them unable to communicate with each
other.

15. Marijuana hinders memory, learning, judgment and reaction times.
Ecstasy destroys neurons that makes serotonin - a chemical crucial in
controlling sleep, violence, mood swings and sexual urges.
Steroids cause aggressions and violent mood swings.

17. “There’s a lot
we
won’t know until
later.
Classic example is
cigarettes. We
allowed people to
smoke for 100 yrs
before we knew
about all the
horrible things that
nicotine will do”

18. ACT IV IT Y # 1

20. TO
SCORE

21. 1. Give yourself one point for each time you answered "A" for questions:
1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21.
2.Give yourself one point for each time you answered "B" for questions:
4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18.
3.Add all points. Totals imply:
0-4: strong left brain 5-8: moderate left brain
9-13: middle brain
14-16: moderate right brain 17-21: strong right brain

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23. The theory of brain
lateralization was
developed by Nobel-prize
winners Robert
Ornstein and Roger
Sperry.
It states that each side of the brain has different
specific functions. While humans use both sides, each
one has a dominant side which, according to the
theory, explains much about his or her behaviour,
interests, personality, and mode of thinking.
This led to the coined terms left-brained or
right- brained individuals

24. LEFT-BRAINED
These people are
o Organized
o Logical
o Detail-oriented
They prefer
o sequencing
o linear thinking
o mathematics
o thinking in words
o Like to set goals
o Can interpret information well
o Keep a tidy room
o Answer questions spontaneously
o Follow directions and read
directions

25. RIGHT-BRAINED
These people are
oIntuitive
oRisk-takers
oCreative
They prefer
oimagination
oholistic thinking
orhythm
o feelings visualization
o daydreaming o
Adventure o Writing
oFantasies
o expression

26. THE THEORY’S ADVANTAGES
AND DISADVANTAGES

27. PRO :
LEARNING
Upon knowing the brain
inclination or to which brain
a person is ‘affiliated’, he or
she could think of ways to
boost strengths and
compensate for weaknesses.
It may lead someone to
develop effective ways to
learn and study.

28. CON:
STEREOTYPING
Brain dominance may have a
negative effect or may even
impede learning when this
results in a self-fulfilling
prophecy.

30. ACT IV IT Y # 2

31. C
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32. Popularized by Tony Buzan, a mind map is a thinking technique
used to visually organize information. It is a creative and logical way
of organizing thoughts and ideas in your mind through a diagram.
It usually revolves around a central subject. Major ideas in the form
of images and/or words branch out from the main subject. Texts,
lines, colors, images, and symbols may be used to make mind maps.
Mind maps can be simply done by manual drawing or sketching or
through more intricate processes using computer applications.
Have you ever heard of
mind map?

34. M a k i n g a M i n d M a p
1. Decide on what type of mind map you will create
2. Think of the main idea for your mind map.
3. Add branches to the main idea.
4. Supplement with keywords
5. Incorporate colors into the branches.
6. Attach images if possible.

36. YOU CAN
GROW
YOUR
INTELLIGE
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37. New Research Suggests the Brain is More like a Muscle
It changes and gets stronger
when you use it. Scientists have been
able to show how the brain grows and
gets stronger when you learn.
A person who can’t lift 20 lbs
when they start exercising can ge
t
after
strong enough to lift 100 lbs
working out for a long time.
“Use it or lose it!”

38. Inside the cortex of brain are billions of neurons connecting in a complicated
network. Communication between these brain cells is what allows us to think and
solve problems.
When you learn new things, these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply
and get stronger. The more that you challenge your mind to learn, the more
your brain cells grow.

39. Power of
an
enriched
environme
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40. How do we know that our brain can grow
stronger?
Scientists started thinking that the human brain could
develop and change when they studied animals’
brains. They found out that animals who lived in a
challenging environment were different from animals
who lived alone in brain cages.

41. The whole brain of those
playing outside were 10%
heavier than the animals
who lived alone without toys.
Even old animals got
smarter and developed more
connections in their brain
when they got the chance to
play with new toys and other
animals, their brains also
grew by about 10%.

42. Practice is the Key!
From the very first day you are born, you can hear everyone talk and you
make sense of these strange sounds and figure out what they mean. As
young as you are, you’re exercising your brain and learn how to talk goo-
goo to real words. The brain has changed – it has actually gotten smarter.

43. TRUTH
ABOUT
“SMART” &
“DUMB”
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44. “D on’t be dum b , you’re sm a rt!”
No one thinks babies are stupid because
they can’t talk. They just haven’t learned
how to yet.
Some people will call a person dumb if
they can’t solve problems or spell a
word right, or read fast – even though
all these things are learned with practice.
You can learn something difficult until
you find one topic easier because your
brain muscles gotten stronger!

45. We are all SMART
When one say – “That’s the smartest
student in the class”. They don’t realize
that any other students could learn to do as
well if they exercised and practice studying
as much.
No one is really that well-rounded. But you
can achieve this goal by learning how to
use your brain effectively. Boost it up with
mind boggling questions, read a book,
learn some facts, make good decisions
and devise an idea or plan.

46. Think about it!
We are smart, and we can be
smarter! Just try not to push
yourself too hard.
Remember: it is a gradual process.

48. THA
NK
YO
U!
GROUP 2
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Danielle D. Jamboy
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Lyca Mae Pogoy Richavit
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