http://www.brilliantblog.com How Smart Are You? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:05:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Infant Pathways to Language Methods, Models, and Research Directions Edited by John Colombo, Peggy McCardle, Lisa Freund The behavioral and brain sciences are faced with important new challenges at the beginning of the new millennium. The enormous progress in cognitive neuroscience, and the importance of genetic factors ... http://www.brilliantblog.com/2008/09/05/infant-pathways-to-language/ Perspectives on Cognitive Task Analysis Historical Origins and Modern Communities of Practice By Robert R. Hoffman, Laura G. Militello This volume is the first comprehensive history of task analysis, charting its origins from the earliest applied psychology through to modern forms of task analysis that focus on the study of cognitive work. Through ... http://www.brilliantblog.com/2008/09/05/perspectives-on-cognitive-task-analysis/ Handbook of Child Language Disorders Edited by Richard G. Schwartz The Handbook of Child Language Disorders provides an in-depth, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art review of current research concerning the nature, assessment, and remediation of language disorders in children. The book includes chapters focusing on specific groups of children (SLI, autism, genetic ... http://www.brilliantblog.com/2008/09/04/handbook-of-child-language-disorders/ Welcome to the 186th edition of the Carnival of Education, the weekly virtual gathering of dozens of bloggers to discuss all things education. Q: Why do you say this edition is "brain-based"? A: Because the Q&A frame we are using is inspired by how Chris at Ouroboros recently hosted Encephalon Brain and ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SharpBrains/~3/376314627/ As promised in my previous post on Neurogenesis and Brain Plasticity in Adult Brains, I will now list some interviews, video, articles, and books that go hand-in-hand with these fascinating topics we are discussing. Please comment below if you have favorite additional resources! NEUROGENESIS MIT news – Picower researcher finds neuron growth ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SharpBrains/~3/375764732/ BusinessWeek covers a best practice in a topic of growing importance: how large companies can retain older workers in productive ways beyond a set arbitrary retirement age. Issue: Retiring Employees, Lost Knowledge (Business Week) A pilot program at American Express gives soon-to-be retirees less work and more time to pass along their ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SharpBrains/~3/375383683/ Here are the dates and locations of some upcoming events where I will be presenting. Please introduce yourself if you are attending! >> September 4-5th, San Francisco, CA: several Brain Health Promotion sessions, at the American Society on Aging conference. >> October 11th, San Jose, CA: The Science and Practice of Brain ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SharpBrains/~3/374851157/ There were a few interesting research papers presented at the last  American Psychological Association conventions around the theme: Playing Video Games Offers Learning Across Life Span, Say Studies Skills Transfer to Classroom, Surgical Procedures, Scientific Thinking (press release). Probably the most interesting study was that of 303 laparoscopic surgeons, which "showed that surgeons ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SharpBrains/~3/373515207/ I apologize for the long delay in getting back to this column but I have a good excuse. We just recently had a baby, and boy, that takes care right there of the physical exercise need. Between carrying the baby upstairs and downstairs, running to get the baby, getting ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SharpBrains/~3/372866231/ The Secret to Success New research says social-emotional learning helps students in every way. -- by Daniel Goleman Schools are beginning to offer an increasing number of courses in social and emotional intelligence, teaching students how to better understand their own emotions and the emotions of others. It sounds warm and fuzzy, but it's ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SharpBrains/~3/372105454/