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Cognitive Sciences and Education in Non-WEIRD Populations
This book aims to present theoretical and practical innovations in the cognitive sciences and education fields focusing on studies and research conducted with non-WEIRD (i.e., western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) populations, especially from Latin America. Cognitive sciences and neuroscience have increased exponentially their knowledge in the last three decades, and today there is a corpus of knowledge about our central nervous system and its functioning that (adequately understood) has promising contributions for the educational field. Most of this knowledge, however, comes from central countries (North America, Europe) and is based on studies conducted on what has been c...
Cognitive Sciences and Education in Non-WEIRD Populations
This book aims to present theoretical and practical innovations in the cognitive sciences and education fields focusing on studies and research conducted with non-WEIRD (i.e., western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) populations, especially from Latin America. Cognitive sciences and neuroscience have increased exponentially their knowledge in the last three decades, and today there is a corpus of knowledge about our central nervous system and its functioning that (adequately understood) has promising contributions for the educational field. Most of this knowledge, however, comes from central countries (North America, Europe) and is based on studies conducted on what has been c...
Principles of Psychology
Principles of Psychology offers students a complete introduction to psychology. It balances contemporary approaches with classic perspectives, weaves stimulating conceptual issues throughout the text, and encourages students to think critically, creatively, and practically about the subject and how it applies to the real-world.
Armadilhas camufladas de Ciência: mitos e pseudociências em nossas vidas
Neste livro, especialistas de diferentes áreas uniram esforços para combater mitos e pseudociências presentes no nosso dia a dia. O que é Ciência? Dietas detox eliminam toxinas? Podemos aprender dormindo? Radiação é perigosa? A Física Quântica é o caminho do sucesso? Homeopatia é eficaz? Como sabemos que a Terra é redonda? Fomos mesmo à Lua? A Lua influencia no parto? Astrologia é Ciência? Somos visitados por alienígenas? Nossa espécie foi divinamente projetada? Existe conflito entre Ciência e Religião? Junte-se a nós nesta aventura pelo conhecimento!
Too Many Mothers
'I was born in a sideboard.' So begins Roberta Taylor's bittersweet memoir of her early years, a book that proves beyond doubt that real life is stranger than any soap opera. It's Boxing Day, 1956 in East London, and it's freezing, inside and out. Roberta, aged eight, sits in the kitchen in her overcoat, determined to make herself invisible, watching the shenanigans of the grown-ups. Her granny, Mary, reigns over the house with an iron will and an eye to the main chance. Roberta's cousin is on her hands and knees at the parlour grate, trying to retrieve grandad's dentures from the coals, dragging her coat in the dust. It's too cold to hang it up by the front door. Besides, Granny Mary makes ...
Perspectives on Human Memory and Cognitive Aging
Divided into four parts, the first section of this book deals with levels of processing and memory theory, the second addresses working memory and attention, the third deals with cognitive aging, and the last addresses neuroscience perspectives.
Powerful Teaching
Unleash powerful teaching and the science of learning in your classroom Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning empowers educators to harness rigorous research on how students learn and unleash it in their classrooms. In this book, cognitive scientist Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D., and veteran K–12 teacher Patrice M. Bain, Ed.S., decipher cognitive science research and illustrate ways to successfully apply the science of learning in classrooms settings. This practical resource is filled with evidence-based strategies that are easily implemented in less than a minute—without additional prepping, grading, or funding! Research demonstrates that these powerful strategies raise student a...
Você não é seu Cérebro! : E Outros Ensaios sobre Psicologia, Neurociências e Cinema
Quem (ou o que) somos nós? Somos os nossos cérebros? Ou será que somos nossos corpos? Ou nossas mentes? O que, afinal de contas, define nossa identidade? Os 35 ensaios que compõem o livro Você não é seu cérebro!, todos escritos pelo psicólogo Felipe Stephan Lisboa, tentam responder a essas e muitas outras questões. Escritos em uma linguagem simples, mas não simplista, tais ensaios articulam pensamentos das áreas da Filosofia, Psicologia e Neurociências com análises de inúmeros filmes e séries de forma a trazer ao leitor reflexões acerca da nossa própria humanidade.
Neurociência e educação
Neurociência e educação: diálogos possíveis, apresenta análise considerando a relação entre diálogo e aprendizagem, de maneira que evidencia a Neurociência e a Educação, como importantes agentes dessa relação. Ao longo dos capítulos, são abordados teóricos, apresentados estudos relevantes sobre o tema, além de práticas que demonstram a importância de se considerar os processos de ensino e aprendizagem, baseado os conhecimentos sobre Neuroeducação.
