Cognitive development

Neuroimaging and your child’s brain: A guide for the science-minded

© 2010 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved They’re the technologies that give us “snapshots” of the brain at work: Functional neuroimaging shows us what parts of the brain “light up,” or become active, when we are thinking, learning, or feeling. And this permits researchers to map the brain—pinpointing where specific kinds of information get … Continue reading

Number Sense: Making math intuitive

© 2008 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved In his excellent book, The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics, Revised and Updated Edition, Stanislas Dehaene argues that kids go astray when teachers emphasize calculation over conceptual understanding. Left to their own devices, kids discover strategies that make math meaningful. Unfortunately, however, kids are often … Continue reading

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