How We Learn - Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now

Informationen zum Autor Stanislas Dehaene is the director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit in Saclay, France, and the professor of experimental cognitive psychology at the Collège de France. He is currently the president of the Scientific Council of the French Ministry of Education. Klappentext An illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the potential of the machines we program to imitate them The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence. In How We Learn, Stanislas Dehaene decodes the brain's biological mechanisms, delving into the neuronal, synaptic, and molecular processes taking place. He explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood and that we can enhance our learning and memory at any age. We can all learn to learn by taking maximal advantage of the four pillars of the brain's learning algorithm: attention, active engagement, error feedback, and consolidation. The exciting advancements in artificial intelligence of the last twenty years reveal just as much about our remarkable abilities as they do about the potential of machines. How We Learn finds the boundary of computer science, neurobiology, and cognitive psychology to explain how learning really works and how to make the best use of the brain's learning algorithms, in our schools and universities, as well as in everyday life.

Product details

• Authors: Stanislas Dehaene, Dehaene Stanislas
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2021
• EAN: 9780525559900
• ISBN: 978-0-525-55990-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science, Educational psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Cognitive studies, Cognitive Science