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Pbs Teachers: Changing Your Mind: Increasing Brainpower
Investigate the brain and it's connections - the number of possible routes along which a brain message might travel - by solving and creating geometric progressions. Conduct an experiment to learn about stimulus and response.
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Make Up Your Mind: The Stroop Effect
Describe how the Stroop Effect influences the brain's ability to simultaneously process conflicting information. Conduct a test where subjects are required to identify the font color of words that name a different color (the word "red"...
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Wonder Pill: Placebo 2
Identify the physiology of how a placebo affects the brain through "ritual expectations." Perform an experiment to explore how the manner in which a ritual is presented may affect the outcome of its success.
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Don't Forget! Memory Tests 9 12
Explore scientific research that says continued brain activity may delay or slow the loss of memory function. Investigate and practice different techniques to increase recall.
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Pbs Teachers: Pieces of Mind: Old Brain, New Tricks
Conduct an experiment to find out how various senses compete during the learning experience. Explore the relationship between age and language by employing research methods of interviewing, transcription and statistical analysis.