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The Brain's Behind it: New Knowledge About the Brain and Learning
 
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The Brain's Behind it: New Knowledge About the Brain and Learning (Paperback)

by Alistair Smith (Author)
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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Network Educational Press Ltd (Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1855390833
  • ISBN-13: 978-1855390836
  • Product Dimensions: 29.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 766,158 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #86 in  Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Cognition & Cognitive Psychology > Learning
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Alistair Smith's latest book is the product of three year's research. If you want to know more about the brain and learning, this is the book you need. With separate sections on the development cycle of the learning brain from conception to old age, the book sets out to separate fact from fallacy, findings from fads. Clear guidance is given as to what helps and what hinders learning. Highly readable, illustrated throughout and well researched; the book will appeal to parents, educators and policy-makers. The Brian's Behind It promises to become the definitive book on the brain and learning.

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The Brain’s Behind It is well researched, bang up to date and written in the author's easy going style. The book takes brain-based learning onto a new level of meaning and utility. Truly international in its scope, this book will play a real part in shaping thinking about learning in the years to come.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons on the Brain, 8 Oct 2002
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If you're a parent or a teacher and you like practical tips with your theory, then I can thoroughly recommend this book to you. Those of us interested in our brains and how we learn should take our hats off to Alistair Smith. In The Brain's Behind It he's done an excellent job of sifting through the research to bring us a book that is firmly rooted in science. From this he makes clear and practical recommendations for how this knowledge can be utilised for learners. I was particularly interested in what he had to say about some of the accepted 'facts' that many have believed for years, such as us only using 10% of our brains or that we have a perfect memory. The straightforward and knowledgeable way in which he dismisses such fallacies is very refreshing. It is one of the most engaging aspects of the book: accessibility.

Brain research can be a complex topic, yet the author has made the field accessible to the layperson without being patronising. His informal tone updates the reader on the latest research, supported by entertaining anecdotes, illustrations and quotations. Recommendations are presented in a useful bullet point format and there are some handy tips at the back for parents, educators and policy makers, such is the remit of this book. Also at the back was my particular favourite, the Question section. The list shows the reader where to find the answers to such diverse questions as when to begin formal learning, whether sporting performance can be improved by thought alone, whether missing breakfast impairs thinking or not and how sleep can improve recall. Together with a list of sources and useful websites to explore, the end section alone makes the book worth buying. Then again, if you're my sister you don't need to bother doing that, as it's on its way for your Birthday. Somehow I feel confident that my nephew will fulfil his potential and enjoy his learning.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Brain Revealed, 6 Oct 2002
A fascinating journey through the brain and learning from foetus to old age. After more than a decade of conflicting research and evolving rumour about how the brain develops and learns, "The Brain's Behind It" sets the record straight.
In this compelling book, Alistair Smith challenges the myths and legends that have grown up around the brain. Putting forward balanced and clearly reasoned accounts of the latest research, he grips the reader with his attention to detail and a humour which permeates the narrative.

Clear and enticing headlines throughout the text make for easy access to the material. From drugs to food, to gambling and memory, "The Brain's Behind It" is a tantalising collection of research and an honest appraisal of the current position in relation to neuroscience and psychology. This text is a captivating work whether you read it cover to cover or dip into the headlines that grab you. Above all it challenges one's current thinking about the brain and learning. Anyone who runs a brain or helps others develop theirs will be hooked!

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