A Child's Brain
The Impact of Advanced Research on Cognitive and Social Behavior

Table of Contents

Contents Preface

• Introduction
• The Neurosciences and the Education Profession: Inserting New Knowledge of a Child’s Developing Brain into an Already Well-Developed School
• Brain Structure
• Brain Evolution: The Origins of Social and Cognitive Behaviors
• Brain Structure and Development
• Higher Brain Function
• Hemispheric Specialization and Functional Plasticity During Development
• Impact on Learning Behaviors
• Cognitive Levels Matching: An Instructional Model and a Model of Teacher Change
• Constructivism and Education: The Child’s Point-of-View
• The Relationship Between Language Development and Brain Development
• Memory Development
• Cognitive Rehabilitation and the Head-Injured Child
• The Assessment of Cognitive Function for Use in Education
• Future Issues
• The Impact of Brain Research on the Education Profession: Agents of Change
• Reference Notes Included