Supporting Returning Learners | TAPP Radio 9

Issues of returning learners and how to support them. Get daily, curated headlines of interest to A&P teachers. What are peripersonal neurons, and why should we care?

Peripersonal neurons monitor our environment.
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Supporting learners coming back to school.

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Life loves the liver of it (Maya Angelou)

 

(0:49) Several areas of the brain monitor your personal space—also called the peripersonal space (PPS). The peripersonal neurons each monitor one small "bubble" of our PPS.

Michael Graziano explains Peripersonal Neurons (episode 142 from the Brain Science podcast) The Spaces Between Us: A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature (Graziano's book) Peripersonal space in the brain (nice review article from the journal Neuropsychologia) Illusion makes people ‘feel’ force field around their body (article from New Scientist)

 

(11:57) A simple analogy can help students remember a recurring principle about cell behavior involving important ions.

nuzzel.com/theAPprofessor (direct link)

 

(13:07) Returning learners in anatomy and physiology courses often come to use with some anxiety. How can we support them?

Help significant others help YOU (a brief blog post for students; link to this from your course webpage, learning management system, and/or syllabus) Use shortened link: my-ap.us/rgNZ27

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