大学英语第一册 Unit Nine The Brain课程.pptVIP

教学重点： 学习内容 Information related to the text * * * * 大学英语第一册 Unit Nine The Brain 认识大脑的复杂性和重要性，并能在学习，生活和工作中更多地利用大脑所具备的潜力。 教学目的： 对“the power of human brain si limitless” 的理解。 了解“brain is the center of mental activity”。 对“the more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do”的理解。 Study of the words and text Difficult sentences Writing style and techniques Questions for consideration and discussion Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), the ancient Greek philosopher,educator, and scientist, was one of the most important and influential thinkers in Western culture. His interests covered a very wide range, and “How does the mind work?” was one of the major problems that captured his attention. A word about Aristotle The brain stores information from past experience.This is why we can learn, remember, and think. Man can speak, solve difficult problems, and produce creative ideas because of the amazing development ofthe human brain. The brain selects and combines messages from thesenses to form, with the participation of memories and emotions, various thoughts and reactions. Memory——the brain’s main funsction Then, how and where does the brain store the information that we call memory? Some scientists think that memory storage is chemical in nature. That is, they think that individual nerve cells have chemically coded information within them. Other scientists believe that memory is a result of some permanent change in the structure of the nerve. That is an easy question to ask, but very difficult to answer. Memory——the brain’s main funsction Today scientists in many countries are studying the brains of man and other animals. Other instruments permit experiments that use tiny amounts of electricity to stimulate or prevent activity in certain parts of the brain. These methods have been used to trace pathways through the brain, to discover the co