ILTACON 2017 Brain-Based Learning

References
Memory
The Human Memory
http://www.human-memory.net/brain_neurons.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/memory-psychology/Working-memory#ref985180

Drugs that may cause memory loss

http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-05-2013/drugs-that-may-cause-memory-loss.html#quest1

Stress Hormone Hinders Memory Recall

https://www.cogneurosociety.org/cortisol_memory/

Cortisol: Why The Stress Hormone Is Public Enemy No. 1

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201301/cortisol-why-the-stress-hormone-is-
public-enemy-no-1

Neurons and Synapses

The Nervous System, Part 3 - Synapses!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VitFvNvRIIY

How We Learn - Synapses and Neural Pathways

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1sDjWfDa4w

Ted Talk The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esPRsT-lmw8

After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNHBMFCzznE

The Mystery of How Identical Twins Develop Different Personalities

http://io9.gizmodo.com/how-do-identical-twins-develop-different-personalities-497857032

Attention
The Eight Minute Lecture
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/instructional-design/the-eight-minute-lecture-keeps-students-
engaged/

Mind wandering and education: from the classroom to online learning

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730052/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention

The Stroop Effect or why you shouldnt read email during training:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLAp3PMDIQY

Neuroplasticity
How to increase neuroplasticity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIowKKCx-1s
Dr. Pascale Michelon Sharp Brains
http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/02/26/brain-plasticity-how-learning-changes-your-brain/

Rick Hanson: Understanding Neuroplasticity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRvMCIpGdE8

Laughter and Learning

Laughter and Learning: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/laughter-learning-humor-boosts-retention-sarah-
henderson

The functional anatomy of humor: segregating cognitive and affective components

http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v4/n3/abs/nn0301_237.html?foxtrotcallback=true

Humor Modulates the Mesolimbic Reward Centers

http://findlab.stanford.edu/Publications/Humor_neuron.pdf

Effects of Laughter on the Human Brain

http://www.livestrong.com/article/170399-effects-of-laughter-on-the-human-brain/

Humor As an Instructional Defibrilator

http://www.ronberk.com/articles/2007_humor.pdf

Books
Brain Rules by John Medina
Humor As an Instructional Defibrilator by Ronald Berk
Learning and Memory: The Brain in Action by Marilee Sprenger
Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D
Multiple Pathways to the Student Brain: Energizing and Enhancing Instruction by Janet Nay Zadina
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Professors Are from Mars, Students Are from Snickers: How to Write and Deliver Humor in the
Classroom and in Professional Presentations By Ronald A. Berk
Quiz on Learning
NPR: You Probably Believe Some Learning Myths: Take Our Quiz To Find Out
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/03/22/520843457/you-probably-believe-some-learning-myths-
take-our-quiz-to-find-out

Videos

The Power of Yet by Carol Zweck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0mgOOSpLU

Paying attention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCSS4f2beDY

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