Get to Know Your Brain and How You Think Option #1 – NC4514 – Naples Mar 19, 26, Apr 2 at 1:30pm – 3pm
$49 / $58
Option #2 – AT4515 – Atrium Apr 3, 10, 17 at 1:30pm – 3pm
Option #3 – BR4516 – Brooks Apr 4, 9, 18 at 10am – 11:30am
Choose one of the course options above. Participants may register for the series above (NC4514, AT4515 or BR4516) or for any individual lectures below. Explore short term memory, creative problem solving, and spatial thinking in this exploration of the mind and how it works. Instructor: Ms. Cindi Ryerson
Memory Think Tank Opt #1 – NC4517 – Naples Mar 19 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Tue
$20 / $25 Opt #2 – AT4518 - Atrium Apr 3 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Wed
Opt #3 – BR4519 – Brooks Apr 4 at 10am – 11:30am, Thur
Choose one of the course options above. Get to know your brain, how you think and why we have senior moments. Learn about the four types of forgetting and how we can move information from our short term memory into our long term memory. This power point presentation and handouts will give the learner several tips for better brain fitness.
Creative Problem Solving Opt #1 – NC4520 – Naples Mar 26 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Tue
$20 / $25 Opt #2 – AT4521 - Atrium Apr 10 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Wed
Opt #3 – BR4522 – Brooks Apr 9 at 10am – 11:30am, Tue
Choose one of the course options above. Creative problem solving is not just about getting the right answers. It’s about sharpening your mind to think logically. The human brain thrives on learning and experiencing new things. If something is routine or too easy, our brains are essentially operating on autopilot, which does little to boost our cerebral strength. By exposing ourselves to new activities, we are keeping our brains sharp and focused. Our class will include working with matchsticks and toothpicks in order to come up with the solution for the given problem.
Spatial Thinking Opt #1 – NC4523 – Naples Apr 2 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Tue
$20 / $25 Opt #2 – AT4524 - Atrium Apr 17 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Wed
Opt #3 – BR4525 – Brooks Apr 18 at 10am – 11:30am, Thur
Choose one of the course options above. Spatial thinking involves problem solving and pattern prediction involving objects in their spatial orientation. These spatial thinking activities will greatly increase your perception and recall abilities. For example, strong spatial thinkers always turn in the right direction when leaving buildings and never have trouble locating their cars in parking lots. Our carefully designed spatial thinking puzzles and hands-on games will not only strengthen your overall perception and memory abilities, but are a lot of fun to solve!
Fascinating History of Climate Change
$24 / $29
AT4526 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – April 11 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Thursday – 2 hours Separate science from myth, learn how climate change affected human history, famous climate scientists and their discoveries, effect of solar cycles on human behavior and many more fascinating facts. Instructor: Dr. Alex Crandall
Babies are Smarter than You Think! Perceptual Expertise Begins in Infancy!
FREE
NC4527 – Naples Center – May 11 at 10am – 11:30am, Saturday – 1.5 hours This lecture is jointly sponsored by the Renaissance Academy and the Vision Sciences Society. Contrary to conventional wisdom, infants are not passive, naïve observers. Aided by prenatally acquired perceptual abilities, starting at birth infants begin to interact with their world. As they grow, they rapidly learn about the faces, voices, speech, and language in their native environment. By their first birthday, infants become perceptual experts but, paradoxically, only for native faces, voices, speech, and language. This lecture will show how the knowledge that we acquire as infants not only facilitates but also hinders our interactions with our world for the rest of our lives. Instructor: Dr. David J. Lewkowicz
Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737
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