Neuromyths

 

Articles 

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• Betts, K., Miller, M., Tokuhama-Espinosa, T., Shewokis, P., Anderson, A., Borja, C., Galoyan, T., Delaney, B., Eigenauer, J., & Dekker, S. (2019, October). International report: Neuromyths and evidence-based practices in higher education. Online Learning Consortium.

• Pasquinelli, E. (2012). Neuromyths: Why do they exist and persist?. Mind, Brain, and Education, 6(2), 89-96.

• Macdonald, K., Germine, L., Anderson, A., Christodoulou, J., & McGrath, L. M. (2017). Dispelling the myth: Training in education or neuroscience decreases but does not eliminate beliefs in neuromyths. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1314.

• Betts, K., & *Parr, T. (2017, September).  Debunking education’s neuromyths. School Administrator. The School Superintendents Association. 

• Dekker, S., Lee, N. C., Howard-Jones, P., & Jolles, J. (2012). Neuromyths in education: Prevalence and predictors of misconceptions among teachers. Frontiers in psychology, 3, 429.

• Ferrero, M., Garaizar, P., & Vadillo, M. A. (2016). Neuromyths in education: Prevalence among Spanish teachers and an exploration of cross-cultural variation. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 10, 496. Chicago

• Hardiman, M., Rinne, L., Gregory, E., & Yarmolinskaya, J. (2012). Neuroethics, neuroeducation, and classroom teaching: Where the brain sciences meet pedagogy. Neuroethics, 5(2), 135-143.

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Reports

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• Betts, K., Miller, M., Tokuhama-Espinosa, T., Shewokis, P., Anderson, A., Borja, C., Galoyan, T., Delaney, B., Eigenauer, J., Dekker, S. (2019). International report: Neuromyths and evidence-based practices in higher education. Online Learning Consortium.

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Books

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• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2018). Neuromyths: Debunking false ideas about the brain. WW Norton & Company.

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Resources

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• BrainFacts.org: A useful website that includes articles, blogs, and videos on facts about the brain

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Media

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• Supiano, B. (2019, October 19). ‘Students Learn Best in Their Preferred Learning Style,’ and Other Neuromyths. Washington, Post.

• Struass, V. (2020, February 6) It’s good to expose myths about neuroscience — but the debunking is getting out of hand, a world-famous psychologist says. Washington Post.

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