Units:
- Introduction
- Different
Brains
- Emotion &
Thinking
- Seeing
Others
- Different
Learners
- Neural
Networks
- Implications
for Schools
- Conclusion
Videos
Unit 1: We All Have Different Brains
A Brief History of Neuroscience
Antonio Damasio, Kurt Fischer, Abigail Baird, and John Gabrieli take us on a brief historical journey from phrenology to Phineas Gage to the more complex... (Section 1)
Tools of Neuroscience: EEG
The noninvasive technologies of neuroscience include MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), MEG... (Section 1)
Tools of Neuroscience: MRI/fMRI
Dr. John Gabrieli of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT explains the uses of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), which reveals the structure and... (Section 1)
Reading a Word
New imaging tools allow us to observe the rich array of connections between many parts of the brain involved in doing anything. Reading a word, for example,... (Section 2)
Tools of Neuroscience: MEG
Dr. John Gabrieli of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT describes the benefits of the MEG (magnetoencephalography), which gives us a precise... (Section 2)
Brooke's Story
At the age of 11, Brooke Smith had the left side of his brain removed. The left hemisphere of the brain is generally considered the locus of detailed,... (Section 4)
Nico's Story
The right hemisphere of the brain is generally considered to be dominant for many functions, including prosody. When he was three years old, Nico suffered from... (Section 4)
A Tale of Two Cases: Brooke and Nico
Nico and Brooke, two boys with half their brain, are unambiguous examples of the plasticity of the brain—its ability to change by developing new neural... (Section 5)
