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NEUROSCIENCE

HOW MY BRAIN WORKS

- When I am in my Upstairs brain I...

- When I am in my Downstairs brain I...

PARTS OF MY BRAIN

  • Prefrontal cortex: High level cognitive functions (decision making or planning).

  • Limbic system: emotions- store memories.

  • Brain stem: fight, flight, freeze when threatened.

  • Spinal cord: transmit information from brain to body.

WHAT DOES MY BRAIN NEED TO LEARN?

  • Movement

  • Sense of  humor

  • Water

  • Healthy food

  • Music

  • Repetition

  • Curiosity

  • Sleep

HOW MUCH I REMEMBER WHAT I LEARN?

Memory strategies

MEMORY STRATEGIES

  • Write it down

  • Association

  • Repetition

  • Visualization

  • Categorization

  • Talk it out

  • Cues

  • Set locations

  • Routine

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