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-- Life and science of Dr. Marian Diamond.[2017], Luna Productions Call No: DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: How can you not fall in love with a woman who carries around a preserved human brain inside a giant flowery hat box? Meet Dr. Marian Diamond, renowned academic and research scientist, and prepare to be smitten. Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg's film follows this remarkable woman over a 5-year period and introduces the viewer to both her many scientific accomplishments and the warm, funny, and thoroughly charming woman herself, who describes her 60-year career researching the human brain as "pure joy." As one of the founders of modern neuroscience, it's no exaggeration to say that Dr. Diamond changed science, and society at large in dramatic ways over the course of her career. Her groundbreaking work is all the more remarkable because it began during an era when so few women entered science at all. Shouted at from the back of the conference hall by noteworthy male academics as she presented her research, and disparaged in the scientific journals of a more conservative era, Dr. Diamond simply did the work and followed where her curiosity led her, bringing about a paradigm shift (or two) in the process. As she points out, in order to get to the answers that matter, you have to start by asking the right questions.
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[2018], Juvenile, Crabtree Publishing Company Call No: 612.8 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Exploring the brain.Summary Note: Explores modern neuroscience that sheds light on how the human brain changes and learns overtime, called neuroplasticity, and offers students advice on adopting a growth mindset and to start practicing mindfulness to help one's brain operate at peak and ever improving efficiency. Includes a glossary.
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[2018], Juvenile, Crabtree Publishing Company Call No: 612.8 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Exploring the brain.Summary Note: Presents a series of infographics and diagrams, as well as illustrations and photographs, instructing readers about how the brain develops in adolescence. Describes changes in the brain as it develops, explaining common adolescent feelings and behaviors and how they relate to brain function and neurochemical reactions. Includes information on how to properly nurture, exercise, and protect the brain and how scientists study developing brains. Also contains a bibliography, sources for further learning, a glossary, and an index.
