Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................1
Brain-Based Research.................................................3
Creating the "Ultimate Classroom"....................................5
The Gurian Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.......6
Boys and Girls Learn Differently.....................................8
Patricia Henley and Terry Trueman....................................9
PART ONE HOW BOYS AND GIRLS LEARN DIFFERENTLY......................11
1 HOW THE BRAIN LEARNS: INHERENT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
BOYS AND GIRLS..................................................13
The Wide Spectrum of Gender in the Brain........................15
How the Brain Works.............................................17
How Boys' and Girls' Minds Are Different........................19
Developmental and Structural Differences....................19
Chemical Differences........................................28
Hormonal Differences........................................28
Functional Differences......................................29
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