During the first ten minutes of class, write a summary of your reading from the “Introduction” to John Medina’s Brain Rules in your notebooks. Before we meet again on Monday, type and edit your summary. Then, copy-and-paste your summary into a comment posted to this blog post.
Also, I would like to remind you of the companion website for Brain Rules, which you should check out for references and explanatory videos: http://brainrules.net/.
Just reading the first page of the introduction of Brain Rules by John Medina, the reading already caught my attention. The introduction was so interesting because it started off with an off topic bold statement in a questionable format then, it blows you away after you find out kids did extraordinary things with their brains at such a young age. Kids with IQ’s that didn’t even pass 70 did things like, telling the precise time of day without even looking at a time piece, and even the girl who can tell the exact dimensions of a object from 20 feet away were some examples. The brain is, “Easily the most sophisticated information-transfer system on Earth”. A human can decipher the hardest test while the brain sends jolts of electricity through the brain cells to get this job done. Basically, the brain is a fascinating body parts that does some great things which some is explainable while others isn’t. “Most of us have no idea how our brain works”.
In the introduction of the “Brain Rules” by John Medina explained the 12 principle rules that help people in work, and school. John Medina is a researcher who have worked in many places which involved mental research. Medina stated that ” there is a child who at age 6 drew such…… yet none of these children have an IQ higher than 70″. This caught my attention because it shows that we as humans are capable of doing some amazing things that no other species can. According to Medina ” we are not used to sitting at a desk for eight hours a day”. Our Ancestors were hunters and gatherers and our genes are passed down from them. Our Brains have evolved but but we still needs exercise in order to boost our brain.
We as humans developed a brain from the fact that we were weak. Our physical bodies aren’t capable of fighting off animals superior in strength. So rather then becoming stronger we became smarter. Evolution gave us the capability to solve complex problems quickly and act strategically. We also evolved from crouching to standing in order to conserve energy for our brain since we use twenty percent of it.
The âIntroductionâ to John Medinaâs Brain Rules introduces us to the amazing things that or brain can do in extraordinary ways that still have us questioning today how we do it and why. Sending jolts of electricity crackling through hundreds of miles of wires composed of brain cells by accomplishing all of this in less time than it takes us to blink. In introduction Medina Introduces us to each rule and the researchers behind it, and then offer ideas for how the rule might apply to our daily lives, especially at work and school. Rather than becoming stronger we became smarter. Evolution gave us the capability to solve complex problems quickly and act strategically. Evolution has impacted the development of our brains but we still need to exercise it to boost it. Even though we know so little about how the brain works, such as solving problems, relating to surviving, in an unstable outdoor environment, and to do so in nearly constant motion. This expands on it and much more. As Medina says âBecause we donât fully understand how our brains work, we do dumb thingsâ and â our brains actually were built to survive in jungles and grasslandsâ. Our brains were built to survive and thrive in a particular way. The way we train our brains to learn in specific situations and environment aren’t ways we can use our brains to its full potential. The brain is one extraordinary organ that we still know so little about but yet will always be interested in learning more.
The âIntroductionâ of John Medinaâs “Brain Rules” gives us a glimpse of the amazing things that our brain can do . A young boy can double 8,388,628 x 2 about 24 times in the matter of a few seconds. There is another boy who can tell the precise time of day at any moment. A girl can correctly determine the exact dimensions of an object from 20 feet away. But none of these kids have an IQ greater than 50. After that he says, ” The brain is an amazing thing. Your brain may not be nearly so odd, but it is no less extraordinary. Easily the most sophisticated information-transfer system on Earth.” . But the funny part about is the fact that most of us have no idea how our brain works, That’s to me sounds pretty strange! After that John Medina comes to the main point of the book. Which is to introduce us to the 12 things about how our brain works, Also known as The Brain Rules. He also claims that these rules can be apply to our daily lives, especially at work and school. One more thing I think worth mentioning is that the layout of modern school and offices aren’t very brain-friendly. Because we are natural explorer, we are suppose to explore and learn. Our brain doesn’t work actively if we just stay sited all day and we should change it by starting over .
According to the introduction John Medina Proudly gave us in his book Brain Rules ,he tells us the brian isn’t a subject most spoke about within the human race.We all know know by now that John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. According to his brain rule #1 included with in his introduction âthe human brain evolved to â mostly explains the brain itself has many ways to communicate with others and itself.Meaning communicating with people and the body by sending signs throughout the body.To get more in depth with brain rule #1 ,he talks about noah his 4 year old son picking up a stick and turning it into a sword by using his imagination.John was so amazed on the fact his son displayed virtually every unique thinking ability a human possesses.His son did that in less than two seconds. John medina states proudly
.What really caught my attention in the introduction in brian rule #1 was â we can make things upâ it’s says a lot by the title cause we as humans throughout our living experience have noticed life changing ,by new devices which make our lives easier.
In the âintroductionâ of âBrain Rulesâ John Medina explained about human brain that how powerful it is and its capability. For example a kid who can calculate anything in few seconds even in his sleep but his IQ level wasnât more than 70 this shows that they are good at specific thing but their brain is not good at little things. He also talked about the 12 brain rules that help people in their daily life. He also explained that our brain evolves by the time passes. Our ancestor before didnât have any knowledge about earth and didnât know about the resources that earth have and how to use them but when the time passes human brain began to evolve and began to adapt the environment and thatâs how human began to develop new things and began to learn new things. Comparing our brain to the brains in past our brain works much better than the people in the past. Medina also stated that we know too little about the brain that how it works and they are trying to learn more about it in the future.
The thing about âBrain Rulesâ that stood out was how John Medina talks about how there are 12 rules of the brain in which he presents how they work and function with our daily lives.I find it fascinating how he uses his experiences throughout the book in order to show his points. I find this technique useful because many people could relate to what he says and he also mentions that people usually get bored so he feels using his experiences could help the readers. Medina explains how the brain evolves and how many brains are starting to grow bigger which could cause difficulties to the mother giving birth.
I feel that the introduction to John Medina’s Brain Rules was challenging from when it started with the math problem at the beginning of the chapter. Even a young boy can do this problem, this shows that everyoneâs brain is different and complex. Everyone’s brain is sophisticated, maybe your brain can do other great things once you put your mind to it. People are not used to being idle, our brains develop more and more as we walk or run, it craves experience as said on page 2. Also babies may not have a lot of knowledge but they know how to get it, which Medina calls us “natural explorers”. Medina is a developmental molecular biologist specializing in psychiatric disorders. He can tell whether someone is the way they are through genes or just their behavior. At the end of the chapter we can see that it takes intelligence about how to peer inside somebody’s mental life. We try to detect something that isn’t physically obvious like shame, greed or loyalty. Our brain is complex and amazing, we know how to survive and can acquire a great amount of knowledge.
In John Medina’s book, “Brain Rules”, the author gives a brief overview of how our ancestors evolved and adapted to changes in the environment. Within the introduction, John Medina states that over millions of years, the human brain evolved to be three brains inside our heads. The introduction states how the brain appears to be designed to solve problems related to surviving in an unstable environment, and to do so in nearly constant motion. The introduction further states that the rules for survival had changed and that such instability would have a powerful effect on any creature forced to endure it. As a result, the introduction explains that this is one of the reasons why our brains evolved to adapt to this constant change.
Rahat Ahmed
Prof. J
English
9/20/15
Brain Rules Introduction
While I was reading âBrain Rulesâ by Dr. John Medina, the part where Dr. Medina states that the âHuman brain can only focus really closely on a topic for only about 9 to 10 minuetsâ really caught my attention because this really does apply to me because I can easily get distracted.
Dr. John Medina also mentions that is humanly impossible for the human brain to multitask, for example a person canât text and drive safely at the same time simply because the human brain can only focus on one thing at a time. The human brain is very unique in its way because of its ability to adapt to new things and places. Dr. John Medina states that âmost of human prehistory occurred in jungle like climateâs, steamy, humid, and dire need of air conditioning temperatureâs but such is our brain that it is able to adapt to it gradually. The human brain is one of the most important part of our body because of its ability to storage memory as the human life unfolds. The human brain can store memory from the time youâre born and until you die so it really is very interesting.
John Medinaâs introduction of Brain Rules is mainly about introducing the brain and all the different concepts that are in the rest of the book. He briefly speaks about the 12 steps that will help our brain function more legitimately and swifter than it already is. He introduces us to each rule and also includes some of the researchers and references he uses throughout the book. He explains how these 12 rules can be applied to our everyday lives with work, school, and family
John Medina is a molecular Biologist that is very interested in the processes of the brain. John Medina himself has written a book with over 200 pages detailing his research and experience with the brain. In one of his famous works, “Brain Rules, 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at work, Home and School”, there are various interesting aspects and statements that I feel we should all pay attention to. Two of those statements that are without a doubt very true are written in John Medina’s book. Medina says “Because we don’t fully understand how our brains work, we do dumb things.” and “We try to talk on our cell phones and drive at the same time, even though it is literally impossible for our brains to multitask when it comes to paying attention.” These statements are without a doubt true and the reason why I am agreeing with these statements is because there is factual evidence to back them up. There are many car crash and incidents that happen all over the world and I would say a rough estimate of 80 Percent of those accidents are accidents are caused by human negligence. For some reason they feel the need to look at a small electronical device and write messages while driving when they should be paying attention to the road which is what causes a majority of car accidents. It’s either text while driving, calling while driving or drunk driving that causes these things to happen. We don’t need to multitask in such dangerous situations, we should only focus on the main objective at hand lest we want our brains to be distracted and cause such misfortunes. John Medina makes an excellent point with these statements and I feel we should follow his example.
In John Medinas book, âBrain Rulesâ he opens up the conversation with an introduction . Medina gives the reader a glimpse of what he will be talking about within his 12 rules of the brain and what he believes are the crucial factors to improve the brain . Medina gives fascinating information regarding people with extraordinary abilities, such as a âyoung man who is able to multiply the number 8,388,628 x 2âin their head or even a âboy who can tell you the precise time of day at any moment, even in his sleepâ. He further goes on to say how there are â12 brain rulesâ that will help any individual better improve their brains function for the daily life. In other words our brain has the ability to perform amazing things but it’s within the individual’s self to accomplish these task, this is where Medinas 12 Rules come into play.
In the introduction to “Brain Rules”, John Medina explains the 12 general principles of the brain’s functionality. He details the way the brain responds to situations, how the brain deals with multitasking; or the attempt to, the attention span of the brain, and more. This introduction was very attention grabbing and interesting to me, not only because I did not know these things, but because there is an element of interest to the idea of the brain studying itself. Also, becoming aware of something generally makes me notice it more, and the real-life applications of these principles are surprisingly accurate.
In the introduction of “Brain Rules”, John Medina explains the amazing things about the brain and the development of the brain. The human brain is very smart as it has alot of capacity and is very strategic. Another thing about the brain is that it keeps on developing and becoming alot more powerful as each generation passes. There is strong evidence that the brain is smarter than our ancestors. Humans now are better at surviving and communication, because of the cures and medicines we came up with, and the technology we have to communicate to one another. Another example to prove that the human brain keeps on developing is that we have better shelter. We are skilled in architecture that we dont have to worry about having a safe shelter anymore.
In the introduction to âBrain Rulesâ John Medina explains the twelve general principles of the brainâs functions. He introduces us to each rule and also includes some of the researchers and references he uses throughout the book. He explains how these 12 rules can be applied to our everyday lives .Dr. John Medina also mentions that is humanly impossible for the human brain to multitask, for example a person canât text and drive safely at the same time simply because the human brain can only focus on one thing at a time
I still do not have the book but I think since it was the intoduction Madina introduce the brain and evrything she’d going to cover in the book but not detailed.I am yet again sorry about the book but I think it will be there in the weeks to come. I am doing my very best to get it as soon as possible. Thankk you!