Matters of the Brain

Throughout time the brain has been a mystery, a frontier to conquer. This delicate clump inside the human skull is being analyzed to gain an understanding of how, when and where learning occurs. The brain’s hidden secrets are being revealed at a fast pace.

AND yet….there is no end in sight to the questions arising about the Matters of the Brain.

  • The Brain Matters

    Our journey to become READERS has already begun! A child’s early literacy learning is powered by the brain. How all of this transpires is an amazing feat. The brain keeps the physical body working & growing, stores & recalls social-emotional memories, builds language develops thinking and reasoning capacity. The human adult brain, a nearly 3-pound […]

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  • A Bit of Brain History

    Research & Discoveries Uncovering the mysteries of the human body has been a challenge for scientists throughout history. Over time numerous ideas about the workings of the body and its relationship to the brain have been studied, changed, expanded or even eliminated. Current discoveries about the brain are transforming the field of neuroscience all over […]

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  • Brain Works

    The brain is complex, it’s the Grand Master that controls, coordinates and communicates internal and external data. This essential body part is protected by a hard outer covering, the skull. Underneath it, hidden from sight, sits the powerhouse of life. What really goes on within the brain? Much has been revealed about the brain over […]

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  • Magnificent Neurons

    The central nervous system (CNS) is a happening place, lots of hustle and bustle, 24-7! There’s always BIG ACTION going on, making connections and communicating every split second, nanosecond, zeptosecond — with a range of 100 – 300 miles an hour! Who are these key action figures? Neurons, that’s who! Neurons or nerve cells are found all […]

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  • Neuron Networks

    Neurons are not loners, no they must always be chatting away to other neurons. Their synapses firing together create an extensive communication network, these pathways in the central nervous system are responsible for the functions of the brain. Billions of neurons are talking together as they send and receive messages throughout the body daily. The […]

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