EDUC2716 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Stellar Magnetic Field, Parallel Computing
Week 4 Lecture
Fact or Fiction:
10% of brain – fact
Brain waves – electro-magnetic waves
Left and right brained – use the opposite sides for movement, language is left (right is
somewhat involved), right controls attention to the right and vice versa, no relation to
preference of tasks
Learner types – visual and audio, use a combination, multi-modal learners
Male and female brains – all differ as individuals, no difference between male and females
Language – does not need to know a language fully to learn one, con-current language,
never finish learning one
Prior Experience:
Really help or bias us with information
Influence the way we learn and absorb things
Bias what we can see depending on the surrounding or prior experiences
Predictive coding – sensory prediction error, trying to predict what will happen next, what
we perceive of what actually is and what we expect
Prediction Errors:
Shows that the brain has learnt
Duration, pattern, repetition
Measuring prediction errors
EEG – measures the activity of the brain, either low or high density
MEG – measures the magnetic activity
Event-related potential – using filtering techniques of different waves
Neurons, Synapses and Memory:
Neurons important for transmitting information
Prediction error responses wake up the brain
Important for learning about rules and structures
Prediction errors fade with consciousness
Top-down effect – linking left and right and front and temporal
Different states (controls, minimally conscious state and vegetative state)
Genetic:
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Document Summary
Left and right brained use the opposite sides for movement, language is left (right is somewhat involved), right controls attention to the right and vice versa, no relation to preference of tasks. Learner types visual and audio, use a combination, multi-modal learners. Male and female brains all differ as individuals, no difference between male and females. Language does not need to know a language fully to learn one, con-current language, never finish learning one. Influence the way we learn and absorb things. Bias what we can see depending on the surrounding or prior experiences. Predictive coding sensory prediction error, trying to predict what will happen next, what we perceive of what actually is and what we expect. Eeg measures the activity of the brain, either low or high density. Event-related potential using filtering techniques of different waves. Top-down effect linking left and right and front and temporal. Different states (controls, minimally conscious state and vegetative state)
