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    Mind-Brain Connection: A Tutorial Study Guide: Science Textbook Series
    Mind-Brain Connection: A Tutorial Study Guide: Science Textbook Series
    Mind-Brain Connection: A Tutorial Study Guide: Science Textbook Series
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    Mind-Brain Connection: A Tutorial Study Guide: Science Textbook Series

    By Nicoladie Tam

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    "Mind-Brain Connection" is a book chapter of the college-level textbook for the book volume in the Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology course.  It is a part of the Science Textbook Series authored by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D. that also includes the Principles of Biology course.

     

    This book is written with specific pedagogical considerations to facilitate students' learning.  It applies the proven best practices to motivate students in learning.  It uses multiple pedagogical methodologies to engage students in active learning by participating in the knowledge acquisition process.  It stimulates the curiosity of students by asking them questions and answering them immediately.  It guides the students in their comprehension of knowledge by using examples and by giving them detailed explanations following the answers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrue Color Productions
    Release dateJun 15, 2015
    ISBN9781301903405
    Mind-Brain Connection: A Tutorial Study Guide: Science Textbook Series
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    Nicoladie Tam

    Dr. Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D., is a writer and a professor who does research in emotions and the brain.  She is an expert in neuropsychology, neurophysiology, brain imaging, computational neuroscience, and bioengineering.  She has a Ph.D. degree in Physiology, and three Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science, Physics and Astrophysics.  She has also been a suicide and crisis counselor, with extensive counseling experience in relationships and crisis management.  She is also a life coach, who does relationship coaching and executive coaching, inspires others in achieving the very best.

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      Mind-Brain Connection - Nicoladie Tam

      Mind-Brain Connection

      A Tutorial Study Guide

      Nicoladie Tam, Ph. D.

      This book uses innovative pedagogy to advance knowledge in education, scholarship, and research by publishing worldwide as an independent publisher.

      Authored by: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

      Published by: True Color Productions

      First Published: August 19, 2013

      Revision Date: February 17, 2022

      Edition: 2nd

      ISBN (eBook): 9781301903405

      ISBN (paperback): 9798787440980

      ISBN (audiobook): 

      Book statistics: 14,636 words, 479 paragraphs, and 40 printed pages

      Keywords: mind, brain, neural connections, neural circuitry, neuroscience, biology, study guide, tutorial

      Book series: Science Textbook Series, authored by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.

      This book is available in ebook, pdf, paperback, and audiobook formats.

      Produced and published in the United States of America.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced or circulated in any form without prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations in critical review articles.  This condition applies to all acquirers of this publication.

      Copyright © 2022 by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D.  All rights reserved.

      ISBN 978-1-301-90340-5

      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents 

      Mind-Brain Connection 

      Thinking 

      Objectives 

      Concepts to Learn 

      Summary 

      Q&A 

      What is the brain for? 

      What is thinking? 

      What does thinking do? 

      What does thinking involve? 

      What does thinking technically do? 

      What is a mental disorder? 

      What is consciousness? 

      What is the concept of self? 

      What is unconscious? 

      What is the subconscious? 

      What is attention? 

      Review Questions 

      Analytical Thinking Questions 

      Critical Thinking Questions 

      Creative Thinking Questions 

      Big Picture Questions 

      Application of Knowledge 

      Small-Group Discussion 

      1.2.  Information 

      Objectives 

      Concepts to Learn 

      Q&A 

      What is needed for thinking? 

      Why is information important for thinking? 

      What is information? 

      What are data? 

      How are data subdivided? 

      What are physical data? 

      What are abstract data? 

      Are all related data information? 

      What is misinformation? 

      1.3.  Knowledge 

      Objectives 

      Concepts to Learn 

      Q&A 

      What is knowledge? 

      What is a concept? 

      What is the difference between information and knowledge? 

      What is coherent information? 

      What is the essence of knowledge? 

      How does information processing in the brain related to mental disorders? 

      1.4.  Cognition 

      Objectives 

      Concepts to Learn 

      Q&A 

      What is cognition? 

      What is cognition in essence? 

      How does the brain relate to the rest of the body? 

      What does the brain do? 

      What are the specific processes to form knowledge? 

      What is information processing? 

      What is thinking and emoting? 

      Why is thinking considered a conscious process? 

      What is conscious thinking? 

      Why is emotional response more subconscious? 

      Why are some emotional responses instinctual? 

      1.5.  An organism as a System 

      Objectives 

      Concepts to Learn 

      Q&A 

      What are the functions of the brain to the body? 

      What is an autonomous system? 

      What does self-actuating mean? 

      What is an individual entity? 

      What is an autonomous being? 

      What is an individual? 

      What is a system? 

      What is a system made of? 

      What is a nervous system made of? 

      What is a mind? 

      What is one of the characteristics of a system? 

      What is a dynamic phenomenon? 

      Does a dynamical system necessarily be identified physically? 

      Is behavior an emergent property? 

      Give some examples of a system. 

      Is learning an emergent property? 

      Is intelligence an emergent property? 

      Is life an emergent property? 

      Where was the term emergent property first introduced? 

      Is molecule an emergent property? 

      Is the mind an emergent property? 

      What is a nervous system? 

      What is the central nervous system? 

      What is the peripheral nervous system? 

      How did the nervous system evolve? 

      What is a nerve? 

      Why do neurons use electrical signals as the primary means for communication? 

      Why do neurons use such a complicated mechanism to transmit signals? 

      Are neurons of different animals similar to each other? 

      What makes the difference in the intellectual function of the brain if neurons are similar from lower to higher animals? 

      Are the brains of different animals similar to each other? 

      What are the common engineering design principles found in the nervous systems among animals? 

      1.6.  High-Level Brain Functions 

      Objectives 

      Concepts to Learn 

      Q&A 

      What is a mind? 

      What is the essential element in a mind? 

      What is consciousness? 

      What is a dynamic process? 

      What is behavior? 

      What is perception? 

      1.7.  Low-Level Brain Functions 

      Objectives 

      Concepts to

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