Abstract
This paper examines how, with each passing decade, the educational system discovers more elements with which to improve the way students are being educated, from inclusion to theories of multiple intelligence. It looks at how, with all of the changes and all of the theories, the bottom line remains that learning has to do with the way the brain processes information. It discusses that how the brain works has an important role, not only in the understanding of special education, but in learning in general, and how it is a vital part of education that is not studied outside of the special education field very often. It proposes a research project to determine the best way to educate students, based on appealing to both of the brain hemispheres. It focuses on elementary school students and their learning styles by appealing to each hemisphere to provide all students with the benefits of the lessons.

Outline
Statement of Problem
Literature Review
Terms and Definitions
Participants
Instrument to be Used
Method of Data Collection
Analysis of Data
Problems with Proposed Study
Importance of Study

From the Paper
"At this point in the history of education most parents, students and educators are aware that students have different styles of learning. The nation has been through the seven different intelligence theories, the phonetics versus whole language formats and many other styles of trying to reach and teach the students. Students in elementary schools often find themselves the target of change as different theories and ideas are implemented. While all of the changes and experiments have enlightened the system even further to what works and what doesn't the end result is that students only absorb and process what their brain allows them too. The brain hemispheres are divided into two distinct halves. It has been long known that each side handles different aspects of absorption, processing and retention of information.
Each side of the brain handles certain functions. That is a fact that has been apparent for many years, however, the current focus needs to move to how to harness that knowledge to improve the education of elementary students."

Tags:special, inclusion, intelligence, children, phonetics, language

Abstract
This paper reviews literature that indicates that, particularly during the past five years, scientists have gained new insights into how the human brain works and what specific changes take place in the brain because of various motor and cognitive processes. The paper reports that these discoveries hold enormous promise for helping educators formulate improved methods of delivering educational services. The paper clarifies, however, that much research is needed still because the human brain is so enormously complex and every individual is unique. Despite these constraints, the writer believes that a fundamental paradigm shift in education will take place because truly individual educational approaches will be based on how different people learn at the molecular level.

Table of Contents:
Review and Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper
"These cost-effective techniques in educational services delivery have assumed new importance and relevance in recent years as American schools continue to struggle to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Therefore, identifying how young people learn by mapping the corresponding regions of the brain may provide better ways of teaching the approximately 80 percent of students who are not linear learners."

Tags:code, imaging systems, paradigm shift, dipole repetition

Abstract
Two articles are reviewed and synthesized, each on the subject of applying the findings of neuroscience regarding how the brain works and how learning is accomplished.

From the Paper
"This essay examines two peer-reviewed articles that have as their subject the linkage between clinical research into the brain and whether and to what extent that research has applicability to theories of teaching and learning in the classroom. Each article in its way interrogates the readiness with which educators, whether administrators or teachers, are willing to adopt teaching programs based on the next new learning theory. In recent years, the neurosciences have served as the jumping-off place for new ideas about how to teach effectively. According to Wolfe..."

Tags:neuroscience, education, classroom techniques, educational systems

Abstract
In this article, the writer presents a discussion of Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry's work in split-brain research. he split-brain experiments are discussed and related information is provided.

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"The following presents a discussion of Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry's work in split-brain research. The split-brain experiments are discussed and related information is provided. This is followed by a conclusion. In the .... split-brain operations were carried out to help prevent epilepsy attacks that were too severe to be helped by medication. The operation was designed to stop the spread of an electrical discharge from one side of the brain to the other. When the corpus callosum is severed the electrical ..."

Tags:split, brain, research

Abstract
This paper looks at how the different advances in brain imaging-techniques have contributed to scientists increased ability to understand the concept of memory. It looks at the advent of Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and what they have meant to the increased ability to understand and treat brain, and memory disorders.

From the Paper
"For example, fMRI was found useful for research by Awh and colleagues (1999) to observe brain activations during the performance of a spatial working memory task. In this investigation, subjects were given a spatial working memory task and a control task. Using fMRI the researchers found a functionally distinct, region that showed sustained activity during the spatial working memory task, confirming the location for the neural bases for that function. In the past, researchers who wanted detailed studies of human brain activity struggled because they lacked effective investigative tools. In experiments with humans the best technologies brought only limited success in mapping the processes of consciousness."

Tags:brain, ct, eeg, imaging, memory, mri, neuropsychology, neuroscience, pet, psychology, scan, amnesiac, cognative, personality, changes, human, brain, patients, techniques

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that while the mind remains the most important aspect of being human, the brain is physical and has physical characteristics that can be measured. This paper presents an overview of the human brain and cognitive measures that assess the state of the mind during the life of an individual, from prenatal formation through the end of life in either a normal manner or down the more unfortunate path of dementia. Specific attention is focused on adolescence and particularly the onset of puberty as well as effects on the adult brain from damage occurring during adolescence; a discussion of the occurrence of neurogenesis in the adult brain; the brain aging processes; newly emerging ideas of how the brain does its work and how these ideas may affect research and treatment of dementia related brain degradation.

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Conclusions
References

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"Raz also found no relationship between education and the onset of these various physical changes. It is interesting to consider the actions of neurogenesis in relation to both depression and aging, in light of the Schmitt and Raz studies. The long held belief of non-neurogenesis in adulthood may not only be wrong, but cessation of neurogenesis may actually be a trigger to move toward the final stage of life.
"While physical changes can be measured, providing opportunities for relatively rigorous statistical analyses, measuring changes in behavior as humans and human brains age, is a much more difficult task. A primary question - What is normal behavior? - must be assessed before any measurements can be made."

Tags:cognitive, dementia, nervous, system

Abstract
This paper includes an introduction, a description of sleep, and how it works on the human brain. It also discusses the short-term effects of sleep, long-term effects of sleep and provides a conclusion. This essay also includes internal documentation with a bibliography/works cited page.

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"Many people would agree that the brain is probably one of the most complex and fundamental structures in the human body. It is also obvious that many factors and environments in the world can affect the human brain in both positive and negative ways. One of these key factors, is sleep. Sleep affects the brain's ability to function and does so in a particular way. Sleep, or the lack thereof, can also affect the brain in various positive and negative aspects throughout short-term and also long-term periods of time."

Tags:long, psychology, rem, short, survival, term

Abstract
Elliot S. Valenstein's book "Blaming the Brain: The Truth About Drugs and Mental Health" has caused a storm of controversy throughout the psychopathology field. Dr. Valenstein has spent most of his career searching for biological explanations for human behavior. This paper examines how after forty years working within this field, Valenstein has written this book as an attack on the prevailing biochemical explanations for why mental health exists. The paper attempts to look at the reasons behind Valenstein's book and examines Valenstein's main arguments together with its own personal opinion of Valenstein's writing and his ideas.

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"Dr. Valenstein's main argument within this book is that it is time to stop blaming mental disorders on brain chemistry, which is why we currently rely on the use of drugs so much to cure mental ills. "We have almost reached the point where there will be no limits what people will believe brain chemistry can explain", he writes (1). His basic belief is that biochemical theories holds that such mental diseases such as clinical depression, schizophrenia, and other disorders that result from so called chemical imbalances in the brain. Thus the use of such popular drugs as Prozac and lithium are often prescribed to fix these problems. However, the biochemical explanation of mental illness rests on extremely shaky ground. Environmental and cognitive variables are as important as biology, he writes, and psychotherapy is often just as effective as drug treatments. "

Tags:human, behavior, biochemical, schizophrenia

Abstract
Brain-based learning theory is an understanding of learning based on the structure and function of the brain. Learning occurs if the brain is not prohibited from fulfilling its normal process. This paper gives insight into the brain-based learning theory. It summarizes and explains how this theory works and how it can be incorporated into the classroom. It includes a case study and solution using the theory.

From the Paper
"Brain-Based learning theory is based on the concept of immersion of one with their environment. Core principals of the brain-based learning theory suggest that learning involves both conscious and unconscious processes. The teacher must be artistic so that all of the student's senses are involved in the learning. Verbal communication and index cards are too traditional and inhibit the brains learning process. We need to incorporate the 12 principals of brain-based learning into our classroom and lesson plan (Knight )."

Tags:thought, intuition, cognition, environment

Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of immediate feedback learning. The writer of this paper presents a discussion about immediate feedback and how it works with the learning process.