Examined with over 28,000 7-year-old children whose mothers registered for prenatal care was the relationship between perinatal complications and such characteristics as poor school achievement, hyperactivity, and neurological soft signs associated with the diagnosis of minimal brain dysfunction (MBD). Ten perinatal antecedents were studied:…

SOME REASONS FOR THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE INSTITUTES FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HUMAN POTENTIAL ARE EXPLORED. THE METHODS USED IN THE INSTITUTES ARE BASED ON THE HYPOTHESIS THAT POOR NEUROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION RESULTS FROM THE FAILURE TO PASS THROUGH A CERTAIN SEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES IN MOBILITY AND LANGUAGE. THUS, PATTERNS ARE IMPOSED…

Minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) refers to a significant disturbance in several areas of a child's functioning. This condition includes learning disability, lack of motor coordination , auditory and/or visual perceptual disturbances, hyperactivity, and problems in concentration and attention span. Also involved is a heavy overlay of personality and…

Described is research using computer techniques to study the brain's perceptual systems in both normal and pathological groups, including hyperactive children (6-12 years old). Reviewed are the early studies of A. Petrie, M. Buchsbaum, and J. Silverman using the electroencephalograph to obtain AER (average evoked response) records of…

Scores from 94 psychiatric and neurological patients on the 11 subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Halstead-Reitan Category and Finger Tapping tests were used in a factor analysis. The Category Test is not particularly sensitive to all types of brain pathology. (Author)

Encourages visual notetaking to help students improve learning. Emphasizes that when students use verbal and visual cues, the entire brain is called to action. Specific examples of notetaking such as "T-line,""Stickperson," and "Star models" are illustrated. (BR)

Investigated whether men and women produced similar Verbal Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Performance IQ patterns following unilateral cerebral lesions. No consistent evidence of Sex X Lesioned Hemisphere interactions was found. Differences in the lateralization effects between men and women were not reflected in direction or pattern but only in…

Examines findings of scientists and educators who have studied whole brain processes as a means of learning new information and skills. Applies this research to the classroom. (SRT)

Discusses the relevance of United States engineering education to foreign students, the impact of foreign students on engineering education, military and economic security concerns, and immigration and "brain drain" questions. Concludes that more research is needed to understand the contribution of foreign students and to provide for…

This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" series. This neuroscience education series, developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is designed to encourage youngsters in grades 5-9 to learn about the biological effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain. The "Mind…

This paper puts forward an argument for re-thinking the nature and function of English and English Education, especially the teaching of literature, and proposes a model of empathic intelligence, which helps to formulate how much re-shaping might occur. The paper states that English literacy educators have relied for far too long on a hybrid…

When teaching a lesson, do students remember the information the next day? The next week? Will they retain that information long enough to use it on a high-stakes test and, most importantly, will they retain it well enough to make use of it in their lives beyond school? "How to Teach So Students Remember" offers seven steps to increase students'…