How The Brain Learns Lesson 4: Other Factors that Effect Learning

Name ____________________________

1. Explain why sleep is important to the learning cycle and what physically take place in the brain
during

sleep.

Accumulates the greatest amount of neurochemicals, by stimulating dendritic growth

Because at the moment in which our brain has had more information captured by memory, it
becomes fatigued, from which it needs a rest to be more retained that information.

During sleep, the brain processes information in a more organized and appropriate way to
improve learned knowledge.

2. What part do good nutrition and exercise play in the learning cycle?

Incorporate a healthy diet so that our brain can manufacture brain proteins, including various
exercises so that our brain can have adequate oxygenation and brain function for memory and
thus in a better way, helping us to have more understanding in the various sectors of the learning.

3. This is the final lesson on how the brain learns and this is the last item.

Please comment on any parts of these lessons that you found useful in understanding how you
can help

Nos sería de gran ayuda poder manejar el estrés, ante situaciones tensas que nos impiden llevar
un mejor proceso de aprendizaje.

yourself learn, including any changes you have made, or will make, to improve learning.

- Organizing myself in my homework

- Sleeping at the right times, meet 8 hours a day

- Having adequate nutrition and physical activity

- Performing exercises against stress