THE POWERS OF
MIND
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
• Discuss that understanding the left and right brain functions
may help in improving one’s learning
• Explore mind-mapping techniques suited to right brain- or
left brain-dominant thinking styles; and
• Make a plan to improve learning using both left and right
brain development.
BRAINPOWER
THE POWER
TO ACT
3 MAJOR PARTS
OF THE BRAIN
• Brain stem
It connects the spinal
cord and the brain. Controls
functions that keep people
alive such as breathing, heart
rate, blood pressure and food
digestion.
BRAIN STEM
3 MAJOR PARTS
OF THE BRAIN
• Cerebellum
It controls voluntary
movement. It translates your
will into action.
BRAIN STEM
CEREBELLUM
3 MAJOR PARTS
OF THE BRAIN
• Cerebrum
Largest of the three
brain sections, accounts for
85% of the brain’s weight
and has four lobes.
BRAIN STEM
CEREBELLUM
CEREBRUM
NEURONS
The basic functional units of the
nervous system, are three-part units
and are key to brain function.
They power the rapid-fire process
that turns thought into movement.
The thought moves as an electrical
signal down the axons to the
dendrite and then jumps to another
nerve cell across a space with the
help of some chemicals.
CRITICAL
AGE
There is a consensus among
researchers that brain cells
regenerate through out life.
“The size of the brain doesn’t increase much after 3”
It is during the first three years of life, the brain
experiences most of its growth and develops most
of its potential in learning.
1. The brain parts are adaptable.
2. Deprivation of intellectual stimulation occurs
dramatically before age 3.
DRUG
DAMAGE
“The question scientists can’t
answer now is if the damage is
permanent.”
INHALANTS
Such as glue, paint, gasoline and aerosols,
destroys the outer lining of nerve cells and make
them unable to communicate with each other.
Marijuana hinders memory, learning, judgment and reaction times.
Ecstasy destroys neurons that makes serotonin - a chemical crucial in
controlling sleep, violence, mood swings and sexual urges.
Steroids cause aggressions and violent mood swings.
“There’s a lot we
won’t know until later.
Classic example is
cigarettes. We
allowed people to
smoke for 100 yrs
before we knew about
all the horrible things
that nicotine will do”
ACTIVITY #1
TO
SCORE
1. Give yourself one point for each time you answered "A" for questions:
1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21.
2. Give yourself one point for each time you answered "B" for questions:
4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18.
3. Add all points.
Totals imply:
0-4: strong left brain
5-8: moderate left brain
9-13: middle brain
14-16: moderate right brain
17-21: strong right brain
THE LATERALIZATION OF THE BRAIN
THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN THEORY
The theory of brain
lateralization was
developed by Nobel-prize
winners Robert
Ornstein and Roger
Sperry.
It states that each side of the brain has different
specific functions. While humans use both sides, each
one has a dominant side which, according to the
theory, explains much about his or her behaviour,
interests, personality, and mode of thinking.
This led to the coined terms left-brained or rightbrained individuals
These people are
o Organized
o Logical
o Detail-oriented
They prefer
o sequencing
o linear thinking
o mathematics
o thinking in words
o Like to set goals
o Can interpret information well
o Keep a tidy room
o Answer questions spontaneously
o Follow directions and read
directions
LEFT-BRAINED
These people are
o Intuitive
o Risk-takers
o Creative
They prefer
o imagination
o holistic thinking
o rhythm
o feelings visualization
o daydreaming
o Adventure
o Writing
o Fantasies
o expression
RIGHT-BRAINED
THE THEORY’S ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES
PRO :
LEARNING
Upon knowing the brain
inclination or to which brain
a person is ‘affiliated’, he or
she could think of ways to
boost strengths and
compensate for weaknesses.
It may lead someone to
develop effective ways to
learn and study.
CON:
STEREOTYPING
Brain dominance may have a
negative effect or may even
impede learning when this
results in a self-fulfilling
prophecy.
ACTIVITY #2
COLLABORATIVE MIND MAP
Have you ever heard of
mind map?
Popularized by Tony Buzan, a mind map is a thinking technique
used to visually organize information. It is a creative and logical way
of organizing thoughts and ideas in your mind through a diagram.
It usually revolves around a central subject. Major ideas in the form
of images and/or words branch out from the main subject. Texts,
lines, colors, images, and symbols may be used to make mind maps.
Mind maps can be simply done by manual drawing or sketching or
through more intricate processes using computer applications.
Making a Mind Map
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Decide on what type of mind map you will create
Think of the main idea for your mind map.
Add branches to the main idea.
Supplement with keywords
Incorporate colors into the branches.
Attach images if possible.
DISCUSSION #1
YOU CAN GROW
YOUR
INTELLIGENCE
New Research Suggests the Brain is More like a Muscle
It changes and gets stronger
when you use it. Scientists have been
able to show how the brain grows and
gets stronger when you learn.
A person who can’t lift 20 lbs
when they start exercising can get
strong enough to lift 100 lbs after
working out for a long time.
“Use it or lose it!”
Inside the cortex of brain are billions of neurons connecting in a complicated
network. Communication between these brain cells is what allows us to think and
solve problems.
When you learn new things, these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply
and get stronger. The more that you challenge your mind to learn, the more your
brain cells grow.
DISCUSSION #2
Power of an
enriched
environment
How do we know that our brain can grow stronger?
Scientists started thinking that
the human brain could develop
and change when they studied
animals’ brains. They found out
that animals who lived in a
challenging environment were
different from animals who lived
alone in brain cages.
The whole brain of those
playing outside were 10%
heavier than the animals
who lived alone without toys.
Even old animals got
smarter and developed more
connections in their brain
when they got the chance to
play with new toys and other
animals, their brains also
grew by about 10%.
Practice is the Key!
From the very first day you are born, you can hear everyone talk and you
make sense of these strange sounds and figure out what they mean. As
young as you are, you’re exercising your brain and learn how to talk googoo to real words. The brain has changed – it has actually gotten smarter.
DISCUSSION #3
TRUTH ABOUT
“SMART” & “DUMB”
“Don’t be dumb, you’re smart!”
No one thinks babies are stupid because
they can’t talk. They just haven’t learned
how to yet.
Some people will call a person dumb if
they can’t solve problems or spell a word
right, or read fast – even though all these
things are learned with practice. You can
learn something difficult until you find
one topic easier because your brain
muscles gotten stronger!
We are all SMART
When one say – “That’s the smartest
student in the class”. They don’t realize
that any other students could learn to do as
well if they exercised and practice studying
as much.
No one is really that well-rounded. But you
can achieve this goal by learning how to
use your brain effectively. Boost it up with
mind boggling questions, read a book,
learn some facts, make good decisions
and devise an idea or plan.
Think about it!
We are smart, and we can be smarter!
Just try not to push yourself too hard.
Remember: it is a gradual process.
THANK
YOU!
GROUP 2
John V. Labrador
Jazarra Danielle D. Jamboy
LouiseMartin Inocentes
Lyca Mae Pogoy
Richavit T. Pasibog
Sheena Lyn Rondina