Brain Waves: What's the Latest Thinking (4)

Interest continues in this topic:

How children learn language

Web 2.0 pedagogical evidence and brain research

More about the aging brain


Reduce stress by changing how you think

Thinking about happiness and sadness

Whether the angle is early learning, teaching, thinking or just article on research about our wonderful brains, I will aim to keep up with the thinking.

Brain Waves: What's the Latest Thinking (3)

Interest continues in this topic:

Always interesting to read about early learning and brain development.

Developing Brains: Laying the Pathways to Learning

Brain images how learning strategies work.

Learning a language is good for the brain.
I think I can support this one via my own practical experiences.  This post is a set of short tips by a person whose next goal is to learn Arabic.


and finally, his topic has stirred some debate.

Mining your inner moron, why multitasking is such a waste.

Keeping your Brain Healthy (1)

This is also quite a hot topic at the momeent. Whether it is diet, activity or sleep there are always new ideas for keeping our brains healthy and ready for learning.

This is a short article and video which outlines some tips for keeping your brain fit in the context of memory and focus.

Poverty goes straight to the brain is an interesting read.

A link from Larry Ferlazzo, the Talents of the Middle-Aged Brain. Worthwhile thinking of older as well as younger brains.

Sleep for success: Creativity and the neuroscience of slumber

More to follow.

Health and Wellbeing (1)

Useful article with lots of tips about sleep

Effects of sleep deprivation

More on the value of naps

Nap boosts brain learning power

A brain on perfect is often late too - about the potential impact of "perfectionism"

Why some brains become leaders and others followers.

Parenting and early learning

Brain Waves: What's the Latest Thinking (2)

Part 2 in this series

How much does your brain know about itself? or 50 brain facts every educator should know.
Elementary school principals: Recess boosts learning

7 things very parent and educator should know about learning challenges.

What brain imaging shows us about gifted learners

Brain-waves: What's the Latest Thinking? (1)

I set up a new google alert during January to capture the latest on "brain learning". Every day, sure enough, someone has written something new on our wonderful brains.

It may be well-researched, it might be a nice theory. I am wanting to collate these posts and learn all I can about:

• brain development
• early learning
• keeping our brain healthy

and any other related topic that any brilliant thinking comes up with.

Magnesium adds muscle to brain performance.
Strengthen your memory by taking a break
Why brainy is suddenly chic
Born to learn
An idle brain may be ripe for learning
Exercise, Brain Stimulation and Writing on the Move
An article on fish oil being good for our brains and happiness.
Taking It Literally: Testing How the Body Processes Information