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Sylwester, Robert – 1995
This book provides an introduction to the current scientific understanding of the human brain and its processes. Chapter 1, "At the Edge of a Major Transformation," is an introduction to the field. Chapter 2, "How Our Brain Organizes Itself on the Cellular and Systems Levels," covers what body/brain cellular systems do, how…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attention, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Hankins, George. – Engineering Education, 1987
Describes the novice-to-expert model of human learning and compares it to the recent advances in the areas of artificial intelligence and expert systems. Discusses some of the characteristics of experts, proposing connections between them with expert systems and theories of left-right brain functions. (TW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Brain Hemisphere Functions, College Science, Engineering Education
Sheffield, Linda Jensen – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1987
Promotes mathematics instruction that goes beyond computation and problem solving, attempting to make children the "posers of problems." Addresses differences in hemisphericity, processing, and learning styles, as well as maturation differences, sex differences, effects of stimulation, enriched environments, emotion, and the control of attention.…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Computation
