Everyday brain 3201-LST-EB
“Everyday Brain” is a series of interactive meetings created for those who would like to get a glimpse of our daily reliance upon the brain
and understand the need to be mindful about the quality of this relationship. Research shows that an average person is not aware of the
extent to which the brain is involved in our lives. In the course, we will answer many interesting, brain-related questions, including: How to
live in harmony with the brain? Is multitasking indeed brain-friendly? Should we play board games? Do gestures help us learn foreign
languages? Does bilingualism delay neurodegenerative changes in the brain? Does classical music make us smarter? How much of what
we see is real? Do stories enhance memory? Do we really use only 10% of our brain? Each lecture consists of the corresponding
PowerPoint presentations, questions of the day as well as engaging exercises which will allow for practical implications and will enable
students to relate the theory to different aspects of every-day life.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students have:
1. Knowledge about human brain structures associated with memory and pneumonic strategies
2. Knowledge about human brain structures associated with language (production and comprehensions), language learning and language
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3. Knowledge about human brain structures associated with everyday activities: multitasking, listening to music, learning new skills,
shopping, making decisions
4. Knowledge about human brain structures associated with aging
5. Practical implications of the knowledge gained, skills to relate theory to different aspects of every-day life.
6. Intellectual skills to read neurolinguistic and neurocognitive literature
7. Intellectual skills useful in helping people with language disorders including Broca’s aphasia
8. Development of critical thinking based on neurolinguistic and neurocognitive evidence
9. Appreciation for the brain
Bibliography
Reading materials will be available during the first class.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: