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“I was born with the horse and buggy. I die with the space shuttle. What kind of thing is that?” His eyes twinkled. “I live the good life!”
― John Medina, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

“Stress hormones seem to have a particular liking for cells in the hippocampus, which is a problem because the hippocampus is deeply involved in many aspects of human learning.”
― John Medina, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

“In one of the strangest types of synesthesia—there are at least three dozen—people see a word and immediately experience a taste on their tongue.”
― John Medina, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

“John Bransford, a gifted education researcher, has spent many years studying what separates novice teachers from expert teachers. One of many things he noticed is the way the experts organize information. “[Experts’] knowledge is not simply a list of facts and formulas that are relevant to their domain; instead, their knowledge is organized around core concepts or ‘big ideas’ that guide their thinking about their domains,” he cowrote in How People Learn.”
― John Medina, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School