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How We Learn: The New Science of Education and the Brain

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'Absorbing, mind-enlarging, studded with insights ... This could have significant real-world results' Sunday Times

Humanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn. Even in their first year, infants acquire language, visual and social knowledge at a rate that surpasses the best supercomputers. But how, exactly, do our brains learn?

In How We Learn, leading neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene delves into the psychological, neuronal, synaptic and molecular mechanisms of learning. Drawing on case studies of children who learned despite huge difficulty and trauma, he explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but also assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood. We can all enhance our learning and memory at any age and 'learn to learn' by taking maximal advantage of the four pillars of the brain's learning algorithm: attention, active engagement, error feedback and consolidation.

The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled, and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence. How We Learn finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, cognitive psychology and education to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain's learning algorithms - and even improve them - in our schools and universities as well as in everyday life.

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This is an absorbing, mind-enlarging book, studded with insights ... Could have significant real-world results. -- James McConnachie ― Sunday Times

An entertaining survey of how science from brain scans to psychological tests is helping inspire pedagogy. Dehaene challenges many tropes [and] describes much of his own pioneering work ... Well translated from the French with some touching references to his upbringing, from the cult film La Jetée to the writing of Daniel Pennac. -- Andrew Jack ― Financial Times

An expert overview of learning ... Dehaene's fourth insightful exploration of neuroscience will pay dividends for attentive readers. ― Kirkus

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In How We Learn, leading neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene delves into the psychological, neuronal, synaptic and molecular mechanisms of learning. Drawing on case studies of children who learned despite huge difficulty and trauma, he explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but also assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood. We can all enhance our learning and memory at any age and 'learn to learn' by taking maximal advantage of the four pillars of the brain's learning algorithm: attention, active engagement, error feedback and consolidation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best book on education

F. · 6 March 2020

As a parent I have read quite a lot of books and articles on learning, this is by far the best I have read. The book is packed with science based facts and insights, and offers actionable advice.Here are just a couple of random examples:"Training in executive control can even change one's IQ. This may come as a surprise, because IQ is often viewed as a given - a fundamental determinant of children's mental potential. However, the intellectual quotient is just a behavioural ability, and as such, it is far from being unchangeable by education. Like any of our abilities, IQ rests on specific brain circuits whose synaptic weights can be changed by training...""Brain imaging is beginning to clarify the origins of this processing depth effect. Deeper processing leaves a stronger mark in memory because it activates areas of the prefrontal cortex that tare associated with conscious word processing and because these areas form powerful loops with the hippocampus, which stores information in the form of explicit episodic memories"Don't be put off by the fact that the four pillars of learning proposed in the book doesn't sound like revolutionary ideas. I had the same thought in mind but was amazed to find how much is there to learn. To know the apple will fall to the ground is not quite the same as knowing why it falls to the ground!If I am to list all the things I love about this book I can go on for many pages. But to keep it short, if you prefer to read science, not anecdote, based discussion, then this is THE book on learning.

5.0 out of 5 stars This should be mandatory reading for all teachers or parents!!!

T.C. · 3 May 2021

This is an important book. There is a lot in here that has only recently been discovered about how the brain works. It turns out that humans aren’t born with a blank slate, and that the physical structure of the brain enables language, mathematics and a sense of physics from the outset.There appear to be groups of neurons that all brains have that respond to concepts such as relative size of numbers and the number line. This refutes the common perception that some people happen to be born with a good sense of mathematics.There is a lot in this book to challenge and inspire anyone in education - indeed anyone who is interested in how children learn.The idea that ‘surprise’ in learning is not a new one, but it’s explained well and Dehaene makes the case for how research studies support its importance.There also appear to be limits to what the brain can reprogram its neurons to do. For example - it’s not possible to get any group of neurons to assume the function of a damaged part of the brain.But it appears possible for neurons that are close in original function to the damaged ones to become reprogrammed.It’s fascinating and I thoroughly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating - well written

n. · 22 May 2022

Fascinating subject matter - a complex topic very well documented and written about - honestly couldn’t put it down - a must for educators and psychologists as well as budding neuroscientists

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to educational neuroscience

J.B. · 15 January 2022

In “How We Learn”, renowned neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene provides an overview of the progress on the brain science of learning. He describes what he calls the four pillars of learning, namely attention, active engagement, error feedback, and consolidation. The book provides a good introduction to these topics with numerous examples from the scientific literature. I particularly liked that these were not only examples from psychology and neuroscience but also new developments in artificial intelligence. The book also goes into the practical implication of the science of learning for schools and lifelong learning. I think the book will have broad appeal to educators and scientists. It is an excellent introduction for anyone less familiar with the topic but contains enough new and different information even for those who are quite familiar with the field of educational neuroscience.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I've ever read

A. · 18 January 2023

Fascinating and so well written/translated.

5.0 out of 5 stars Important ideas and an enjoyable read

R.A.A. · 20 March 2020

The ideas in here are stimulating and thought provoking. The linking of how AI and machine learning has developed to highlight what the human brain does to learn is genius.The recommendations at the end are not new or surprising. It is the rigour of how the book takes you there that makes it so interesting.

5.0 out of 5 stars I feel better equipped in making decisions

J. · 27 February 2020

This book is great for a layman to consciously attempt to understand how the mind works directly from an expert on the topic. The premise is that the brain works in a way that we often take for granted, but everyone appreciates is extremely complex.From here the foundation is set to understand why the brain works as it does. Why humans are intelligent and different from other species on this planet. I like that a very relevant topic AI is covered.Having read this I appreciate a little more how my brain works and the beauty of the process. Things that are simple for our brains to grasp are difficult and sometimes impossible for computers to master. Which gives me hope humans will have some value to continually add in the workplace of the future.Knowing how the brain works also helps you to understand how and why we can make particularly bad or decisions that do not seem advantageous to us. If you’re curious about these types of topics then by all means this author is excellent at explaining concepts simply. There is the occasion he uses a word I don’t recognise but that is easily googled.You will not regret this read!

Manual do que devemos saber para aprender e educar

F.C. · 14 February 2024

Encontrei o livro por acaso em algumas buscas sobre o tema e pelas recomendações resolvi comprar - e ainda bem.O livro descreve muito de todos os avanços da neurociência para pedagogia, métodos de ensino e como proceder em diversas fases da vida para ter uma educação mais eficiente e de melhor qualidade. Além disso , mostra como os experimentos científicos derrubam os mitos e tradições que nos apegamos no ensino tradicional e que deveriam ser revistos.Eu mesmo sempre me achei uma pessoa com melhor aprendizado através do visual, o que é descartado pela pesquisa e evidenciado pelo autor.Os quatro pilares do ensino: atenção, engajamento ativo, apuração e discussão sobre os erros (erros são parte fundamental do processo de aprendizado) e consolidação do conhecimento. Com os pontos bem descritos no livro entendo que é possível achar os métodos mais eficazes. O melhor é que o livro não tem nem mesmo a pretensão de ser uma resposta definitiva, mas sim um ponto de apoio para a discussão da melhora pedagógica.A edição para Kindle está excelente e sem nenhum problema detectado - entretanto a linguagem não é da mais simples, o que pode exigir atenção adicional a leitura ou até mesmo um nível bem mais avançado de inglês para captar completamente as ideias.Recomendado para pais, professores ou até mesmo quem se interessa pelo tema e queira ampliar seu conhecimento sobre ciência dos métodos cognitivos.

Good book

a. · 23 March 2023

A lot of facts and research, everyone who is a teacher, or manages an educational institution, a manager and a parent will gain reading this as to what works when it comes to learning

Nothing new

M. · 11 January 2022

Found myself getting bored of this book very quickly. Just basic info that has been known for decades.

Excellent, science-based summary of learning

M. · 4 August 2021

As someone with an interest in both human learning and practical experience in machine-learning, I particularly enjoyed the sections comparing the two. Very detailed work, some nice images to emphasise the points (strangely, at least in the kindle Version, mostly at the end of the book). I have a feeling ithe would benefit from some cartoons or less academic style, kinda like a "brain first_____" book. But overall still a valuable resource for parents, educators or students.

Brilliant

J. · 23 March 2020

One of the best books of the year.

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