Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

Learning and Cognition

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

By Jonathan Rice, Andre Lavigne, Kevin Strand, Jordan Raymond

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

Sleep and Learning

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqOWaB6q8WU

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

Video Summary • Practice in any field yields connections

• Sleep reinforces connections made

• REM sleep memory is consolidated-brain is rewired.

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

Article Overview

• Brain is made up of billions of neurons

• As we learn these neurons become more efficient-neurons can change and adapt throughout ones whole life.

• Learning is a holistic process-practice-sleep-repeat.

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

3 interesting points

• 85% of brain is made up of gila-non nerve cells that decrease confusion among communication, and these cells continue to grow throughout your life.

• Neurons fire in reverse at night-allowing them to shut down and recharge-enforcing new learning

• Studies indicate new learning stimulates the brain, and overtime less stimulation and more day dreaming occurs

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

Stimulation

• fMRI scanning has shown increase of blood flow to stimulated areas of the brain-leading to greater neural connections

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

Learning brings Ease

• Learning rewires your brain, and it continues to do so throughout your whole life.

• practice makes perfect, and allows mind to wander

• Complex sheet music and singing

Stevens, Alison Pearce, (2014). Learning Rewires the Brain. Student science, Sept. 2, 2014

• We were very interested in why ones brain after having learned a tasks stimulates areas of day dreaming when doing that skill? Does daydreaming bring better results?