Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...

A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in emotion, learning, and decision making—is simply the brain's primitive "fear ...

The brain’s primitive “fear center” may be much more than that, as new research on the amygdala suggests it plays a crucial role in learning, emotion, and decision-making. Researchers from Dartmouth ...

New research shows The amygdala helps choose between competing strategies when rewards are uncertain and decisions get confusing.

Teachers are increasingly encouraged to become amateur neuroscientists. For the last decade, educational materials have promoted neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity for adaptation, as the key to ...

I do not need to take notes as it is all in the book. I can skip class or text and check social media during it since I can always get a recording to watch later. I do not have to read the syllabus ...

WHY WOULD A NEUROLOGIST BECOME A CLASSROOM TEACHER? by Judy Willis, M.D., M.Ed. www.RADTeach.com As a neurologist who became distressed by the epidemic of referrals I was getting to evaluate children ...

Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or anxious about your work? How can you find the time to study, write papers, and do homework while also managing the other demands of your life? When you have an hour to ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...