Environmental And Chemical Factors 5

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CHEMICAL FACTORS

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BRENDA TRUELOVE EDU417: Cognitive Studies Capstone Instructor: Ken Caron March 10, 2019

NEUROTRANSMITTERS •

Dopamine

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Serotonin

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Acetylcholine

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS • FAMILY

• SCHOOL • FRIENDS • NEIGHBORHOOD • CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS

DOPAMINE • Is an organic chemical that plays several important roles not only in the brain but in the body as while. • Our brains are wired to make learning fun. • “Dopamine not only motivates us to learn, but it also helps us retain that new information. Dr Martha Burns, a neuroscientist and leading expert on how children learn, calls dopamine the (save button). (Burns, 2007, pg. 27)” • Dopamine has the ability to help us remember an event or experience. The most interesting thing about dopamine is that the more of it that is released the better the chance we remember.

• Positive reinforcement increases the level of dopamine.

SEROTONIN • Involved in learning from reinforcement. • Has the ability to flexibly to change behavior.

• Involved in the progression of mood, sleep, appetite, impulsive and aggressive behavior.

ACETYLCHOLINE “Acetylcholine is released in the brain during learning and is critical for the acquisition of new memories. Its role is to facilitate the activity of NMDA receptors, proteins that control the strength of connections between nerve cells in the brain (Buchanan, 2010).”

MOVEMENT

NEUROCHEMICAL FACTORS

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

DOPAMINE

RECESS

INCREASE OXYGEN TO BRAIN

SOLITARY PLAY

ALTERATION TO NEUROTRANSMITTER

EXERCISE PLAY

STRUCTUAL CHANGES IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

STAND AND STRETCH

FUNCTIONAL PLAY INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIVE GAMES

SLEEP

NEUROCHEMICAL FACTORS

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

IMPAIR THE BRAIN FUNCTIONING ORGANIZATION SKILLS

CONCENTRATION

NEGATIVE EFFECT ON MEMORY

MEMORY

BRAIN POWER

BEHAVIOR

NEUROCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FACTORS

NUTRITION

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

BALANCED MEALS

SEROTONIN

MOOD

ACETYLOCHOLINE

BEHAVIOR

TECHNOLOGY

NEUROCHEMICAL FACTORS

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

DOPAMINE

ENRICHING LEARNING

DESIRE

EXTENDING LEARNING

ADDICATION

REINFORCING LEARNING

REFERENCES Buchanan KA, Petrovic MM, Chamberlain SEL, Marrion NV & Mellor JR. Facilitation of Long-Term Potentiation by Muscarinic M1 Receptors is mediated by inhibition of SK channels. Neuron, DOI:10.1016/j.neuron. 2010.11.018 Burns, Martha. Neuroscience and Education: Enhancing All Students' Capacity to Learn [online]. Teacher: The National Education Magazine, Sept 2007: 2629.