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Friday, April 20, 2007 April Update   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3  
LATEST NEWS
Introduction
Update on our Lecture
www.neuron-learning.co.uk
by John Kerins

Many of you have asked for more details on our lecture "How Neuroscience can Improve Reading Skills"

The speaker, Dr William Jenkins' area of expertise is in brain plasticity and cognitive skill development. He certainly can explain the beneficial impact of this emerging neuroscience very clearly. He shows how people can help themselves, the alternatives to drugs, the new teaching methods, how older people can maintain their sharpness and how students can get their brain ready for learning.

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Mike Merzenich on Brain Plasticity
http://www.parc.com/cms/get_article.php?id=568
by Mike Merzenich

To give you a flavour of what Dr Jenkins will cover, here is another chance to see this great talk on video by Mike Merzenich given at the Palo Alto Research Centre. It covers brain plasticity, child development, language and reading skills, training and adult plasticity and the processes of how the brain controls its functionality.

 
Building the Brain's Learning Capacity
Video ( 5 minutes) on how the brain reads.
http://scilearn.zftp.com/overview/index.html
by John Kerins

The new video gives you a brief overview on the power of our neuroscience approach to education. It’s a 5 minute video on how Fast ForWord strengthens areas of the brain to build learning capacity

To view this new video, please click the link below:

http://scilearn.zftp.com/overview/index.html

 
Lecture Times & Locations
London / Cork / Dublin
http://www.neuron.ie/lecture_wmj07.htm
by John Kerins

Monday 23rd April 2007, 7:30 pm
Cork:
UCC, Kane Building, College road entrance
Admission Eur20

Tuesday 24rd April 2007, 7:30 pm
Dublin:
Stillorgan Park Hotel
Admission Eur20

Wednesday 25th April 2007, 6:30 pm
London:
Lancaster Hall Hotel
35 Craven Terrace
London W2 3EL
Admission £20

We look forward to seeing you there.
between Paddington Station and Lancaster Gate Station)

 
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Introduction
Mike Merzenich on Brain Plasticity
Building the Brain's Learning Capacity
Lecture Times & Locations
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