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Current articles, websites, and phenomena.

Your Education Matters August 2010 by Kate — last modified 2011-01-13 12:09

Dr. Paul Shaker, former Dean of Education at Simon Fraser University, interviews Dr. Campbell and Dr. Patten on the topic of virtual reality and neuroscience as it pertains to education and the work at the educational neuroscience laboratory, ENGRAMMETRON. They discuss attention to motivation in education and the affective dimensions of learning.

Neuroscience: a brief view of mirror neurons by Kate — last modified 2008-03-19 11:49

November issue of Scientific American has a Special Section article about mirror neurons, a group of neural mechanisms which appear to encode templates for specific actions, both personal and observed.

A User's Guide to the Brain by Kate — last modified 2007-01-28 16:56

Series of articles in January 2007 issue of Time magazine.

Photos of neurons and their parts by Kate — last modified 2007-09-06 15:26

Photos of neurons posted at the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, Montreal, PQ

News in Biopsychology by Kate — last modified 2007-09-13 10:57

Recent research findings in biopsychology.

A Brief Look at Intelligence by Kate — last modified 2009-03-05 14:19

Interviews with several people, including Jane Goodall, on how they classify their intelligence and whether their school experiences fostered their development.

Eduational Neuroscience: Special Edition of Educational Philosophy and Theory by Kate — last modified 2011-01-24 18:42

A special edition of the journal, Educational Philosophy and Theory, co-edited by Dr. Kathryn E. Patten and Dr. Stephen R. Campbell. A collection of articles presenting various explorations and contributions to the field of educational neuroscience, available online from Wiley Publishing.