The Great Brain Books, Revisited

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Another great book on the brain
Sandra Heusel

12/14/2010 2:37:27 PM

 The recently published Brain School: Stories of Children with Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorders Who Changed Their Lives by Improving Their Cognitive Functioning by Howard Eaton is one to check out. Eaton followed the lives of 9 of the students who attended Eaton Arrowsmith School in Vancouver in order to track their progress in the Arrowsmith Program (featured in Ch 2 of The Brain That Changes Itself)....one based on the fact that the brain can change when appropriately stimulated. The book is already receiving very positive reviews and will help many families, educators and others in this field better understand the concept of neuroplasticity and the connection between neuroscience, learning disabilities and education.

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Gregg Williams

11/28/2010 11:06:31 PM

 I heartily second Ms. Robinson's recommendation of "The Art of Changing the Brain." I just finished reading it and feel it has important implications for *anyone* who needs to convey information to another (or oneself). As a marriage and family therapist, I am finding ways to use it with my clients.

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Marsha Robinson

11/22/2010 11:51:28 AM

 James E. Zull (Use it or lose it!) "The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning" proves to be among the top books that all educators should read. It's a travesty that educators in California are not taught how the brain learns, and yet, that is their trade: teaching and learning. They are also not required to learn child development. I, in my small way, am trying to change that.