Educational Neuroscience presents a series of readings from educators, psychologists, and neuroscientists that explore the latest findings in developmental cognitive neurosciences and their potential applications to education. O Represents a new research area with direct relevance to current educational practices and policy making O Features individual chapters written collaboratively by educationalist, psychologists, and neuroscientists to ensure maximum clarity and relevance to a broad range of readers O Edited by a trio of leading academics with extensive experience in the field
List of contributors ix Preface xi Foreword: Imaging the Future xii Michael I. Posner 1. Introduction 1 Brian Butterworth and Andy Tolmie 2. Neuroimaging Methods 13 Frederic Dick, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Anna Blasi, Clare Elwell, and Debbie Mills 3. Computational Modeling of Learning and Teaching 46 Michael S. C. Thomas and Diana Laurillard 4. Genetics for Education 77 Yulia Kovas, Sergei Malykh, and Stephen A. Petrill 5. Research Methods in Educational Psychology 110 Andy Tolmie 6. Language Development 134 Victoria Knowland and Chris Donlan 7. Literacy Development 172 Liory Fern-Pollak and Jackie Masterson 8. Mathematical Development 201 Brian Butterworth and Sashank Varma 9. The Development and Application of Scientific Reasoning 237 Jonathan Fugelsang and Denis Mareschal 10. Social Development 268 Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Kathrin Cohen Kadosh, Catherine L. Sebastian, Tobias Grossmann, and Mark H. Johnson 11. Emotional Development 297 Alice Jones 12. Attention and Executive Control 325 Michelle de Haan Afterword 349 John T. Bruer Index 364
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