Body-Brain Partnership
Two Parallel, complementary info systems.
Electro-chemical and Whole Chemical
Movement
Mimicry is a powerful, movement based, learning tool
All organisms that move have a brain
Brain growth is dependent upon mobility
Motion centers in the brain are responsible for thought sequencing
Implications
The thalmus requires a relaxed emotional climate to convert information into long term memory
Environment is a critical factor to student learning
Emotion
The gatekeeper to learning and performance
Emotions drive attention
Attention influences perception, learning, and memory
The thalmus receives, sorts, and forwards input from sensory organs
