Overview: In this lesson, students view and discuss video segments from the PBS program The Human Spark, as they learn about the human brain, including information about brain regions, brain activity ...

“Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain” by Lisa Feldman Barrett. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. 192 pages, $24 (hardcover). “Why did a brain like yours evolve?” Lisa Feldman Barrett ...

Take a deep breath. Now exhale slowly. You’re probably not aware of it, but your heart has just slowed down a bit. Not to worry; it will speed up again when you inhale. This regular-irregular beat is ...

University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Until a few years ago, it was assumed that humans were born with the maximum number of neurons that we ...

Even if you stopped going to piano lessons after middle school and no longer remember how to play Für Elise, your brain might be reaping the benefits of that early instruction. New research suggests ...

Our brains are always changing, and the things we choose to do have a lot of influence on how our brains change. Couch potatoes cultivate vegetable brains. Learners and doers develop and enhance their ...

Let students know they are now going to view a video segment which explores different parts of the brain and examines which sections are activated during a variety of tasks. Ask students to record the ...