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In order to transfer knowledge to the long term memory, what kind of activities should we encourage in our classrooms?

Practice, think about, peer discussion.

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What happens during the first 4 weeks of gestation to the brain?

It grows 200 billion neurons.

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What are the four components of the limbic system?

Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, Amygdala

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What is the function of the Hypothalamus?

Controls hormones, sleep, and food and water intake.

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Do we use a specific part of the brain to perform a task or do we use different parts of the brain to carry it out?

Different parts of the brain from different hemispheres.

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True or False: All learning is difficult. Human beings need time to process the information they get.

False. Some learning canbe intuitive (language, movement) and some other can be counterintuitive (algebra, physics, etc).

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What is the function of a neuron?

To receive information from the environment, translate it into electrical impulses and pass it on to other neurons.

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Why is it important to provide early stimulation to babies?

Higher neuron connection, better learning and memory.

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True or False: We have to teach according to our students' learning styles.

False. We can implement a variety of teaching methods in our classes to raise motivation.

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What is "automaticity"? And how do you get it?

Effortless performace acquired by extensive experience and practice.

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True or False: We use only 10 percent of our brain capacity.

False. We use the full capacity of our brain.

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What does the amygdala do?

It helps to regulate emotions (anger, fear, etc).

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True or False: People have dominant hemispheres in the brain. Some are left-brained and some are right-brained.

False. All parts of the brain are involved in higher-order thinking.

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