The Brain, Cognition, and Education

Content: 
Front Matter, Page i
Copyright, Page ii
Contributors, Pages vii-viii
Foreword, Pages ix-x, SAMUEL J. KEYSER
Preface, Pages xi-xii
Acknowledgments, Page xiii
CHAPTER 1 - Building Bridges among Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, and Education, Pages 3-15, Kenneth A. Klivington
CHAPTER 2 - Attention and the Brain, Pages 19-79, Terence W. Picton, Donald T. Stuss, Kenneth C. Marshall
CHAPTER 3 - Attention and the Control of Cognition, Pages 81-103, Michael I. Posner, Frances J. Friedrich
CHAPTER 4 - The Role of Attention in Cognition, Pages 105-115, Herbert A. Simon
CHAPTER 5 - Biological Preprogramming for Language Learning, Pages 119-149, Lila R. Gleitman
CHAPTER 6 - Education and Recent Research on Attention and Knowledge Acquisition, Pages 151-169, Merlin C. Wittrock
CHAPTER 7 - Memory and the Brain, Pages 171-202, Larry R. Squire
CHAPTER 8 - Integrating Three Perspectives on Learning, Pages 203-229, Susan F. Chipman
CHAPTER 9 - Setting the Stage: Neural Development before Birth, Pages 233-258, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
CHAPTER 10 - Notes on Cognitive Development: Recent Trends, New Directions, Pages 259-285, Howard Gardner
CHAPTER 11 - The Influence of Neuroscience upon Educational Practice, Pages 287-318, Jeanne S. Chall, Rita W. Peterson
CHAPTER 12 - Instructional Influences on Cognition and on the Brain, Pages 319-343, Sarah L. Friedman, Rodney R. Cocking
CHAPTER 13 - Multiple Models of Memory, Pages 347-371, Mark R. Rosenzweig
Index, Pages 373-385