Cortex Cortex or cerebral cortex covers the surface of the brain and is only 2-4 mm (0.08-0.16 inches) thick. It plays a central role in such functions as memory, attention, perceptual awareness, language, and consciousness. The outermost part of the cortex is grey in color, hence the common term ‘grey matter’. The inner layers are …
Video Games | A Listening Practice Course Video Games | A Listening Practice Course Listen to this audio file. Selected Text Source: http://www.raisesmartkid.com/ Computer games are frowned upon by parents as time-wasters, and worse, some education experts think that these games corrupt the brain. Playing violent computer games are easily blamed by the media and …
Cognitive development in children proposed by Piaget, a Swiss psychologists Cognitive Development Cognitive Development was proposed by Piaget (1896-1980), a Swiss psychologist. Jean Piaget offered an essentially rationalist perspective, documenting the insufficiency of an empiricist interpretation of experience (Piaget, 1980, p. 23). Sensory Motor Stage: Piaget’s theory is based on learners passing through a series …