What kind of activity should we try with our young learners?
Kinesthetic activities.
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True or False: Children's and Adolescents' brain processes information better if it is related to a specific area of knowledge.
True. Their brains' ability to process information is constraint by its development.
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What is the function of the prefrontal cortex?
Behavioral planning, reasoning, attention, impulsivity control, followin grules, 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 for teachers to know that the prefrontal cortex fully develops in adulthood?
All students are different, their brains are different, not fully developed, and they may find it diffiult to inhibit impulses, make decisions and prioritize.
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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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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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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 hippocampus?
Transfer information from short term memory to long term memory.
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What is the function of the Thalamus?
To receive information from the senses and pass it on to the brain.
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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 the function of the Hypothalamus?
Controls hormones, sleep, and food and water intake.