THE BRAIN AT SCHOOL
Kristina BährPediatrician and supervisorExist Nu AB
Twitter: existse#hjarnaniskolan
Lisa
• 7 years old
• Learning • Growing • Interacting
The basic human needs
Development
• Spinal Cord Prefrontal cortex
Organisation of the Brain
• Minimize (potential) threats • Increase reward
Think
• Extremly energyconsuming
• Limited time
• Strategy – NOT THINKING!
Think = LEARN
• Reflection– lot of energy – slow process
Balance
• Attention
• Inhibition
Self control/ self regulation
Self regulation
• Consciously signal inhibit impulses
Autopilot
• ”Economic” • Talk about the ”known” (problem)
Facial expressions
• Teenagers (Amygdala/reptilian brain)• Adults (frontal lobe/PFC)
• Facial Expressions• Emotions
During stress – adults same abilities as teens/children
Social context
• Spaceball• Exclusion pain in the same brain area as
physical pain (fMRI)
Stress
• Stop thinking Reflexes activated
Threat
• Reptilian brain• Thinking turned off
Result – feeling of threat
PessimismGeneralization
Less working memory Increased motor activity
Fewer solutions/insights Tunnel vision
Reward
• Happy faces
• Praise (for hard work)• Generosity
Dopamin
Fixed Mindset- Growing Mindset
Carol Dweck
• Praise wanted behaviours, ignore bad behaviour!
Learn more!
Hjärnpodden – Podcast in Swedish… about the brain.
www.exist.se
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