Does neuroscience matter for education?

Educational Theory

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-237

  Schrag, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 79959350906     PISSN: 00132004     EISSN: 17415446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5446.2011.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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3. My illustration here is deliberately simplified to enable the reader to follow the logic of the argument.
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5. Davidson's research, mentioned previously, demonstrates how behavior [meditation] can change brain structures.
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