P. Howard-Jones's scientific contributions

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Book
Amongst educators, scientists and policy-makers there is a growing belief that the field of education can benefit from an understanding of the brain. However, attempts to bring neuroscience and education together have often been hampered by crucial differences in concepts, language and philosophy. In this book, Paul Howard-Jones explores these diff...

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... The vast majority of the neurons we have in adulthood are formed within three months of our conception, but their formation continues into adulthood and old age. The process of learning has less to do with neuron formation and more to do with neuroplasticity -the change in connectivity between neurons [8]. Cerebral plasticity is the ability of the brain to change the connections between neurons or to reorganize them throughout a person's lifetime. ...