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How I Spend My Tuesdays

How I Spend My Tuesdays

Capriccio Columbus (Fall 2015)

Very simple. I gather for two hours or more and sing with these people, ten months out of the year. I guess I’m thinking about this because last night was my last rehearsal until the fall and I was thinking of how much I’ve  enjoyed singing with”these people” who make up Capriccio Columbus. I’ll tell you more about them in a minute.

It started when I decided that I…

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Basic Brain 101

From Larry Griffin

Prefrontal cortex (PFC)

Judgement

Forethought

Decisions/consequences

Not fully developed until about 20-25 yrs old

25 there is a spike in PFC activity and at 50 there is another one – this is the “the gramma is not the mother I grew up with!”

   Parietal lobes

“Where pathway”

directionality (where’s my car?)

getting out of this room and back up to the 3rd floor

spatial

where we are in space

boys have more blood flow in this area

3D thinking

men know streets girls know landmarks

Occipital lobes

Vision

Visual processing > processing what you see

Temporal lobes

“What pathway”

associate a name with a face

limbic = emotional responses

know what something is called

mood is controlled here

Cerebellum

Motor coordination

“the little brain”

Brainstem

Habits

Reflexes

Autonomic functions (breathing)

NAEYC Atlanta

11/8/12