(This course is available for immediate delivery) One of the most complicated and advanced computers on Earth can’t be purchased in any store. This incredible device can store and retrieve vast amounts of information.
The Learning Brain
One of the most complicated and advanced computers on Earth can’t be purchased in any store. This astonishing device, responsible for storing and retrieving vast quantities of information that can be accessed at a moment’s notice, is the human brain. How can such a powerful and dynamic machine create memories, learn languages, and remember how to drive cars? How can we learn more efficiently throughout our lives by adopting better habits? How do traumatic injuries, stress and mood impact our grey matter? The Answers to these questions are just the tip off the iceberg. The Learning Brain.
These 24 lectures are a fascinating and in-depth look at how the brain learns, remembers and remembers. Your journey begins by looking at which brain parts are responsible for different types of memory. This includes long-term memories for personal experiences, memorized facts, and short-term memory. You also learn how psychological and biological factors affect these memory systems. You’ll acquire a new understanding of how amnesia, aging, and sleep affect your brain. You’ll also discover better ways to absorb and retain all kinds of information in all stages of life. This course is chock full of valuable information whether you’re learning a new language at 60 or discovering calculus at 16. You might need to learn better study habits, have trouble learning new skills, or worry about your memory loss. The Learning BrainProvides illuminating insights as well as advice.
Locate Your Map Brain’s Memory Areas
You’ll discover that the brain acquires, retains, and recalls information in several distinct ways.
- Explicit Learning This refers to information that is available consciously and can be expressed. One example is “semantic memory,” which includes personal fact-based memories like the distance from Earth to the sun or the capitals different nations.
- Implicit Learning, Implicit learning, on the other hand, is learning that is unconscious but harder to explain. Implicit learning is a very important type. “procedural learning,” This is learning new skills, such as how to play the piano or golf.
You use your working memory as you learn new skills and information. Working memory refers to the part of our brain that holds on to information for only a few seconds to minutes at a stretch. Working memory can be used for things like adding two numbers to your head, or remembering the next step in a recipe while you prepare a meal.
Professor Polk not only identifies the various learning systems we use every day but also explains how these regions of our brain function. To see which areas of the brain are activated by different learning types, scientists use PET scans or fMRI. Doctors can better identify and treat brain disorders, learning disabilities, and behavioral anomalies by mapping the brain.
Take on sensitive psychological issues
There are many learning disabilities that children can have, and they can also be very distressing. These impairments can lead to learning difficulties that are both more common than less well-known. Professor Polk will discuss dyslexia and the effects of learning disabilities on children in school.
Learning can sometimes prove to be more damaging than helpful. The The answer is yes. Professor Polk also delved into bad habits more deeply in his last course. The Addictive BrainHere he briefly discusses the brain effects of addictive substances and how drugs can hijack the very mechanisms that enable us to learn so well. Specifically, all addictive drugs lead to the release of abnormal amounts of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which fools the brain into reinforcing drug-taking behavior, even though it’s harmful. This reinforcement can result in irresistible cravings, which can then lead to addiction and the spiral of bad behavior.
Professor Polk provides the most recent scientific evidence regarding these conditions. You’ll find a cornucopia of valuable information to better educate yourself, whether you or a loved one struggles with a learning-related problem, or whether you’re simply seeking to better understand how the brain works.
Learn to Learn
Haven’t we all stayed up until dawn cramming for a test, at some point in our life? Or, haven’t we all read and re-read the same paragraph in a book or in a speech we have to give, assuming we’ve memorized it, only to fail to remember it the next day? As Professor Polk explains, there are many learning styles and habits that can make studying difficult or even dangerous.
- Learn how to “SCoRe.” This is to say: SPace yourself during your practice CTry to set the right difficulty level for you. Randomize your studies.
- These are the four keys to motivation. Explore “self-efficacy,” or confidence in your ability and ability to learn. “perceived control,” Whichever extent you believe. You Control how much you know about a subject. “intrinsic motivation,” Definition: wanting Learn something, and then finally “value,” or how much you believe that what you’re learning truly matters.
- Discover the most effective study habits. There are many ways to study, including using flash cards and highlighting key phrases in books. Find out which ones work best—and worst.
Neuroscience, Not Brain Surgery
Even with no prior experience in psychology, by taking this course you’ll soon have a working knowledge of how we make and retrieve memories, learn new skills, and get better results from studying, all from the vantage point of psychology, neuroscience, and biology. As your guide, a well-respected psychologist professor. The Learning BrainThis course provides practical knowledge, facts, and techniques with real-world applications. This course can be used by anyone, regardless of whether you’re a student at school or a lifelong learner.
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Course Features
- Lectures 1
- Quizzes 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 49
- Assessments Yes