| In his book, Accelerated Learning
for the 21st Centrury, Colin Rose writes,
"Alpha seems to let you reach your subconscious,
and many researchers have come to the conclusion
that you store information most effectively
in your long-term memory when you are in a
relaxed, yet alert state.
"When alpha (and, indeed, theta) brain
waves become more dominant, logical left-brain
activity -- which normally acts as a filter
or censor to the subconscious -- drops its
guard. This allows the more intuitive, emotional,
and creative depths of the mind to become
more increasingly influential.
"The object of accelerated learning
is to actively involve the emotional brain
-- thereby making things more memorable,
and to synchronize left- and right-brain
activity. Introduce moments of relaxation
to allow consolidation to take place. Although
understanding something and memorizing it
are different, all learning -- to be useful
-- needs to be stored in the memory."
-- Colin Rose
New York: Delacorte Press, 1997 (pg. 43)
At The Learning Hub, we begin our day by
listening to a specially created programme
that is set to music which stimulates alpha
and theta bran waves. The primary aim of
the presentation is to encourage hemispheric
communication, cognition and creativity.
The 10 minute video presentation touches
on:
Art , World Cultures and Languages, Language
(including Vocabulary Building, Whole Words,
Phonics, Word Building, Early Speed Reading)
Perfect Pitch, Musical Notation, Basic Science
Concepts, Math (including Equations, Fractions,
Geometry), Poetry, Classical Music, Visual
stimulation and physical exercise.
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