The Stories of Nico and Brooke Revisited: Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue about Teaching and Learning

In "A tale of two cases: Lessons for education from the study of two boys living with half their brains" (M. H. Immordino-Yang, 2007), I showed that Nico (missing his right cerebral hemisphere) and Brooke (missing his left) had compensated for basic neuropsychological skills to previously...

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Published inMind, brain and education Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 49 - 51
Main Author Immordino-Yang, Mary Helen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Blackwell Publishing 01.06.2008
Subjects
Brain
Brain Hemisphere Functions
Cognitive Processes
Interaction
Learning Processes
Neuropsychology
Psychological Patterns
Psychological Studies
Teaching Methods
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Summary:In "A tale of two cases: Lessons for education from the study of two boys living with half their brains" (M. H. Immordino-Yang, 2007), I showed that Nico (missing his right cerebral hemisphere) and Brooke (missing his left) had compensated for basic neuropsychological skills to previously unexpected degrees and argued that the ways they had compensated revealed general principles about the active role of the learner and the organizing role of emotion and social interaction in development. Here, I briefly review my findings and interpretations of that work as background for readers to engage in the cross-disciplinary conversation that follows in this journal issue.
ISSN:1751-2271
DOI:10.1111/j.1751-228X.2008.00029.x