Using the Science of Learning (Neuroplasticity)
To Inform Our Teaching
Dorothy Kozlowski Ph.D. - Biology Christine Skolnik Ph.D. – WRD
Sandra Virtue Ph.D. – Psychology Jane Brody - Theatre
NEUROPLASTICITY
•“The brain's natural ability to form new connections in order to compensate for injury or changes in one's environment” dictionary.com
Figure 8.11 Signaling mechanisms underlying LTP
Figure 8.6 The rodent hippocampus
Figure 8.7 Long-term potentiation of Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses (Part 2)
Figure 8.9 LTP at a CA1 pyramidal neuron receiving inputs from two independent pathways
Figure 8.12 Addition of postsynaptic AMPA receptors during LTP (Part 1)
Figure 8.14 Mechanisms responsible for changes in synaptic transmission during LTP (Part 2)
Principles Needed for LTP
• Associativity
• Multimodal
• Frequency
• Personal Importance
Figure 9.8 Schematic representation of the main mechanosensory pathways (Part 1)
Multimodal
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Personal Importance