How do speech and memory operate within the human brain? Compare and contrast the localistic and distributed models with your young psychologists using this highly engaging and informative video.

Concepts

the cerebral cortex, the cortex, the brain, memory, memories

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• As an extension activity, assign your pupils to choose a scientist and/or theory that interested them from this video, and to perform a more in-depth research project on their choice
• Have learners trace the history of human understanding of the brain using only images and charts, such as those presented in this video

Classroom Considerations

• Speaker moves quickly through content; you may want to pause the video periodically to clarify concepts and answer questions

Pros

• Traces considerations of speech and memory through famous personalities in history, such as Rene Descartes 
• Explains concept of phrenology and receptive aphasia
• Images and graphs support comprehension of topics

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7