Dr. John Medina, director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University; professor of bioengineering at University of Washington School of Medicine, and author of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School (Pear Press, 2009), talks about how brain science can be applied to working and learning.
Do you have tricks to improve productivity and learning? What are your brain rules? Comment below!
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Does Dr. Medina have any comments about the difference between male and female brains?
This Jennifer Ashiton, Halle Berry "science" is deeply, deeply offensive. Both the study -- apparently conducted by giggly males (were any women studied?), and the locker room yukking it up between the good doctor and Mike Pesca, Brian's replacement. I can't tell you how totally UN-humorous this sounds to a woman. As far as science goes, obviously, there has to be some data about women's brains, and the scientists would have to be a bit more grown up.
Hope someone corrects the caller who thinks "pediatrics" comes from the latin word for foot. It does not. It comes from the greek for "child."
"Paediatrician" comes from the Greek word for child, not the latin word for foot.
It should be written with an "ae" to distinguish it from the "e" in pedes which means feet.
Can someone please post a link to a study that was mentioned by Dr. John Medina about Japanese fourth graders?
Does it matter what activities you do when you're exercising? I often listen to audiobooks or podcasts when running...am I missing some crucial brain "down time" needed when exercising?
I agree with Glenn!
Perhaps, those kids that have hyperactive disorders are just showing the brain's predisposition for physical activity!
I have always been of the Steve McQueen school of learning/working/writing: interspersing mental work with exercise. Certainly it is not always possible in every situation and for everyone, but it works.
I just did 20 push ups before I typed this.
Whenever I'm at work and I start to lose focus or get really stressed I just close my eyes and take a few really good deep breaths and I am instantly more focused and calmer.
My wife has a work place walk station. she loves it. I'm not sure if she is smarter though.
http://www.squidoo.com/walkingwhileworking
yes! maybe we can do this to treat kids with "adhd" also?
i'd like to see that test on kids....get a room full on hyperactive kids and put them in this "treadmill" class asn see how much their "adhd" symptoms reduce..
Exercise and Executive Function combined with the thinking is what was referred to in the previous interview post about movement therapies like karate. Interesting that WNYC has these two guests on one right after the other!
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