Previously, I wrote about how I introduce homeostasis and teach the endorcrine system. In this post, I will go through how I teach blood glucose regulation. This is aimed at students studying the A…| Memory, meaning and motivation
A new study finds that people hear familiar words as louder than nonsense words, even when both are equally loud. The results suggest that our brains rely on language knowledge to shape how we perceive even simple qualities like sound intensity.| PsyPost – Psychology News
Children with strong verbal reasoning but slower information processing may face unexpected hurdles in school, according to new findings. Teachers were especially likely to report problems with organization, responsibility, and communication among these high-ability students.| PsyPost – Psychology News
Scientists have developed a chemogenetic tool that boosts mitochondrial activity in the brain, reversing memory loss in mouse models of dementia. The findings suggest that impaired energy production in brain cells may directly contribute to cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases.| PsyPost - Psychology News
See the bigger picture and the world shows you patterns and connections you once missed. This is how I feel about teaching the Homeostasis and Response unit. When I first started teaching, I used to just list all the facts that students needed, with not much thought into how students could develop meaning. Mianly this […]| Memory, meaning and motivation
This is based on the AQA unit of Homeostasis and Response. I used to be scared of teaching homeostasis. As someone who studied Biology, I struggled with how to best explain it without overwhelming my students, reducing the unit to a list of disparate facts, and somehow help them succeed at assessments. There is the […]| Memory, meaning and motivation
I used to think that success was about students doing well in a single lesson. If they could answer my questions correctly, I believed I had achieved what I set out to do. I now realise that this v…| Memory, meaning and motivation
Explore human intelligence how learner's brain builds, stores and executes knowledge through neural mechanisms that mirror computer programming.| taxshilateachers.blogspot.com
I’ve noticed that psychedelic medicine has been on the rise in California and other parts of the U.S. over the last few years, and have heard reports from a handful of friends and acquaintances about the incredible results they’ve had from ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin. In our new home of Valle de Bravo, Mexico, I’ve... The post Mushroom Trip: My First Experience with Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy appeared first on Forte Labs.| Forte Labs
A new study reveals a psychological bias that leads people to reject faster, more efficient routes when they involve retracing steps. Known as "doubling-back aversion," the effect emerged in both physical navigation and mental tasks across four experiments.| PsyPost - Psychology News
When I was younger, I used to struggle with maths. I simply could not get a concept quickly enough, while nearly everyone around me seemed to pick things up straightaway. I would get homework that …| Memory, meaning and motivation
Can we divide cognitive science into soft and hard varieties? I’m not sure, but I’ll give it a go. Hard cognitive science represents aspects of learning related to areas such as memory, including processes such as encoding and consolidation and models such as Cognitive Load Theory, working memory, and so on. Soft cognitive science would […]| The Emotional Learner
I used to utterly dislike teaching the menstrual cycle. Difficult hormone names, lots of facts to remember, confusing graphs (I mean if you don’t know what you are looking at, how confusing i…| Memory, meaning and motivation
Homework has the power to elevate learning. This is the first line of my book, The Homework Conundum, and I stand by it. When done right, homework is a way for students to take ownership of their l…| Memory, meaning and motivation
Here's a top-level explanation of how the brain can multi-task because of its attention system, working memory, cognitive flexibility.| Cognition Today
A few years ago, I developed a mantra of sorts to help me be a better teacher. With everything I do, I ask myself this question: ‘have I given my students every resource and tool needed in order to be successful?‘. I believe this has improved my teaching: I have even thought hard about how... Continue Reading →| Dr C's Science Classroom
New research reveals up to 25% of unresponsive patients possess "hidden consciousness," challenging long held views in healthcare.| The Debrief
Jonathan Haidt's integrity and transparency are admirable, but the studies he's relying on aren't strong enough to support his conclusions.| Reason.com
Bayesianism is one of the more popular frameworks in cognitive science. Alongside other similar probalistic models of cognition, it is highly encouraged in the cognitive sciences (Chater, Tenenbaum, & Yuille, 2006). To summarize Bayesianism far too succinctly: it views the human mind as full of beliefs that we view as true with some subjective probability. […]| Theory, Evolution, and Games Group
The Science-Music Borderlands, edited by Elizabeth H. Margulis, Psyche Loui and Deirdre Loughridge, offers a fresh perspective and broadened sense of music studies. The book splits into four parts…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
