A Student's Brain: The parent / teacher manual.

Table of Contents

Chapter One
The Basic Structure and Function of a Neuron -1-

Chemical Communication -6-

caffeine amounts in common products -12-

Hyperactivity -14-

Chapter Two
The Central Nervous System--Lower Brain -17-

Major neurotransmitters and their actions -18-

The Spinal Cord -18-

Mindless School Work -24-

The Hind Brain -27-

Chapter Three
The Central Nervous System--Limbic System -35-

The Thalamus -37-

The Hypothalamus -39-

The amygdala -39-

The bright side of the hypothalamus -45-

The Adolescent Brain -48-

The Female Reptilian Brain -49-

Chapter Four
Classroom Management -51-

Classroom management styles -53-

Chapter Five
Substance Use and Abuse in the Lower and Reptilian Brain -63-

Chapter Six
The Cerebral Cortex -75-

Chapter Seven
Neuron Development in the Cortex -81-

Neuron Decay -86-

Neuron Growth and Maintenance -87-

Most common known neurotrophins: -88-

Developing neural pathways -89-

Chapter Eight
The How and When of Growing Dendrites -93-

Average daily sleep needs -97-

Sleep journal -100-

A New Look at Some Old Disabilities -100-

Chapter Nine
Brain Plasticity -105-

Windows of Opportunity - language -108-

Math -110-

Gross Motor Development -110-

Vocabulary -111-

Chapter Ten
Memory Systems -113-

Short Term Memory -114-

Long Term Memory -115-

Retrieval -117-

Types of Memory -119-

Retrieval Problems & Solutions -122-

Chapter Eleven
Frequently Asked Questions-Real questions from real teachers -125-

Q: difference between male/female brain? -125-

Q: television violence/ children -127-

Q: Where does love fit in the brain? -128-

Q: raise the IQ of my child? -129-

Q: Autism vs Asperger's? -131-

Q: dyslexia . Can you clarify? -133-

Q.: translate into the classroom? -135-

Appendix A :

Layered Curriculum -137-

Appendix B:

The Biochemistry of Neurotransmitters -143-

Glossary -147-

Selected References -155-

Index -173-