Blood-Brain Barrier: Physical Exercise

Table of contents: National blueprint : increasing physical activity among adults 50 and older : implications for future physical activity and cognitive functioning research / Physical activity, cognition, and aging : a review of reviews / Commonalities in aging- and fitness-related impact on cognition / Effect of exercise on cognition in older adults : a reexamination of proposed mechanisms / Current findings in neurobiological systems' response to exercise / Measurement of physical activity / Assessing physical performance in older adults / Sleep, mood, and chronic pain problems / Brain blood flow and methodological considerations / Neuroimaging in an aging population : potential tools in cognition, everyday functioning, and exercise research / Issues of aging, physical activity, cognition, and putative mechanisms for a relationship : a discussion

When the first edition of Teaching with the Brain in Mind was published in 1998, it quickly became an ASCD best-seller, and it has gone on to inspire thousands of educators to apply brain research in their classroom teaching. Now, author Eric Jensen is back with a completely revised and updated edition of his classic work, featuring new research and practical strategies to enhance student comprehension and improve student achievement. In easy to understand, engaging language, Jensen provides a basic orientation to the brain and its various systems and explains how they affect learning. After discussing what parents and educators can do to get children's brains in good shape for school, Jensen goes on to explore topics such as motivation, critical thinking skills, optimal educational environments, emotions, and memory. He offers fascinating insights on a number of specific issues, including• How to tap into the brain's natural reward system.• The value of feedback.• The importance of prior knowledge and mental models.• The vital link between movement and cognition.• Why stress impedes learning.• How social interaction affects the brain.• How to boost students'ability to encode, maintain, and retrieve learning.• Ways to connect brain research to curriculum, assessment, and staff development.Jensen's repeated message to educators is simple: You have far more influence on students'brains than you realize... and you have an obligation to take advantage of the incredible revelations that science is providing. The revised and updated edition of Teaching with the Brain in Mind helps you do just that.