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Episode 25: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 3

Michael — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:35:47 +0000

Image via Wikipedia We finish off this series looking at your brain as you develop by examining what is happening in your brain as you age from adolescence to older adulthood. Also: an impersonated celebrity endorsement from Star Trek’s George Takai.

Resources for this podcast

The resources for this podcast are the same as those for episode 24, except for one book which others have recommended and which I am reading right now and it’s quite interesting. It’s called The Mature Mind by Gene Cohen. The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain
Discover Magazine had a wonderful special issue devoted specifically to the brain called “The Brain: An Owner’s Manual.” It appeared on June 30, 2007. Click here to go to the Discover Website. Look under the “Mind & Brain” tab for lots of other psychology related resources.

Here’s an interesting site showing a brain from different angles with all the parts labeled.

In this video from YouTube, a college student points out all the parts of the brain on a brain model.

Related Episodes

Other information on Erikson can be found in these podcasts:

Interviews with individuals in the different stages of Erikson’s model can be found in episode 21.
Part 1 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 22.
Part 2 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 24.

Episode 24: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 2

Michael — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:23:33 +0000

Image via Wikipedia What is happening in your brain as you progress through life? In this episode we take a look at some of the changes that occur in your brain from birth to age 12. Be sure to listen to part 3 of this series, which is episode 25.

Resources for this podcast

Discover Magazine had a wonderful special issue devoted specifically to the brain called “The Brain: An Owner’s Manual.” It appeared on June 30, 2007. Click here to go to the Discover Website. Look under the “Mind & Brain” tab for lots of other psychology related resources.

If you’d like to manipulate the brain itself virtually, check out this site.

Related Episodes

Other information on Erikson can be found in these podcasts:

Interviews with individuals in the different stages of Erikson’s model can be found in episode 21.
Part 1 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 22.
Part 3 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 25.

Episode 22: The Brains Behind Erikson Part 1 – Timeliner

Michael — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:55:33 +0000

I decided that it was time to look at the biology behind the changes that occur in our lives as we grow. As I put my ideas together to do this, I employed a very neat program called Timeliner. It is so cool in fact that I decided to do an episode solely on how to use Timeliner, especially the tool called “merge”. If you are an educator I think you’ll find this episode interesting. It shows how to use Timeliner to compare timelines that focus on different aspects of life – in this case I merge Erikson’s stages with significant events in my life and then with some of the significant the physical changes that occur in everyone’s life as we age. In part 2 I’ll talk more about these changes, but in this episode I just wanted to share how great a program Timeliner is. This is an uncompensated endorsement of this great program. I wanted to share how this program could be an example of what Jonnassen calls a “mindtool”. Hope you find this interesting.

Resources for this podcast

Go to the Tom Snyder Productions website where you can purchase Timeliner and explore development across the lifespan.
I mention Jonassen in the podcast. Here is a link to his text on mindtools.

Related Episodes

Other information on Erikson can be found in these podcasts:

Interviews with individuals in the different stages of Erikson’s model can be found in episode 21.
Part 2 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 24.
Part 3 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 25.