ADULT GUIDE 450 West 33rd Street New York NY 10001-2605 www.thirteen.org PRODUCTIONS THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN is a co-production of David Grubin Productions, Inc., and Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Docstar. Major funding for THE SECRET LIFE Corporate funding is provided by Pfizer Inc Funding is also provided by Park Foundation, PBS, the OF THE BRAIN is provided by the and The Medtronic Foundation on behalf Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Dana Foundation, National Science Foundation. of Medtronic, Inc. and The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. www.pbs.org WELCOME TO THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN IN THE PAST 12 YEARS, the field of Because of these advances, new neuroscience has advanced more than worlds have opened in medicine and at any time in history. In part, this is due to education. THE SECRET LIFE OF THE technological breakthroughs in viewing the brain — BRAIN, a five-part public television among them, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), series, co-produced by David Grubin Computer Assisted Tomography (CAT scans), and Productions Inc., and Thirteen/WNET Positron Emission Tomography (PET scans). There New York, will help to expand under- also have been new insights into how neurons and standing of the brain’s overarching role chemicals create messaging systems more complex in our lives, from infancy to old age. and enduring than any computer yet invented. (continued) WELCOME TO THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN (continued) These materials are designed to further development cards, along with the essay, that goal. You can use them along with the “Nature, Nurture and the television series in adult education semi- Individual Child.” nars. They will find eager audiences If you want to study diseases of aging, among parents, adults with aging parents, you may wish to use the program cards and professionals in related fields. Their for Program Five, “The Aging Brain: modular format utilizes individual cards Through Many Lives,” as well as the that can be combined in a variety of ways, essay cards, “Minding Your Memory” and depending on the topics you wish to “The Remarkable Plasticity of the Brain.” explore. You can use them to learn about a A companion book to the series also has range of fascinating brain-related issues, been written by neuropsychiatrist Richard among them early childhood development, Restak, M.D. learning problems, cognitive and emotional growth in adolescence, addiction, mood The Table of Contents offers you a disorders, stroke, degenerative diseases variety of topics to choose from, all of of the brain, caregiving and the develop- them written by experts in these fields. ment and enhancement of memory and The cards include background information, wisdom in aging. profiles, topics for discussion, and group and individual activities that can be conducted in your workshop sessions For Facilitators: or at home. Using These Materials We suggest that you photocopy the We suggest that you preview the appropriate cards — as well as the television programs and review this Resources, Glossary and illustration of guide. Then select segments of the the brain on the back cover of this programs and use them with the package — the week before your appropriate topic cards. workshop session and distribute them to participants. The cards have been organized in sets, one set for each of the five programs. Web Site Additional cards address specific issues Thirteen/WNET New York has also devel- raised by the programs: the brain’s oped a Web site. Go to www.pbs.org/brain, plasticity, the debate over nature vs. where you will find interactive and educa- nurture, new understandings of addiction tional features such as a 3-D Brain, Mind and cravings, hope on the horizon for Illustrations, video clips, links, publicity treating memory disorders from “senior tools and information on the national out- moments” to Alzheimer’s disease, and reach campaign. This Guide, as well as how-to cards on caregiving and on run- one for teens, appears on the site in PDF ning a brain-related workshop. We have format, and may be freely downloaded. also added Resources and a Glossary. We hope that THE SECRET LIFE OF THE Mix the cards as you like. If you are BRAIN and these education materials offer giving a workshop to parents, for example, you valuable information and new worlds you may wish to use the early childhood to explore. ADULT GUIDE www.pbs.org/brain This Guide contains 21 double-sided cards, a set of two for each of the five programs, six essay cards, and cards for a workshop, resources and a glossary. These cards may be copied and used as needed. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Program Four by David Grubin, Executive Producer The Adult Brain: To Think By Feeling A What’s Going On: Program One Adult Brain Development The Baby’s Brain: Wider Than the Sky B Lauren Slater: A Profile of Healing from Depression A What’s Going On: Fetal and Infant Development C Brain Health in Adulthood B Elizabeth Traphagen: D Discussion Questions and Activities Portrait of a Cuddled Preemie Program Five C Brain Health in the First Years The Aging Brain: Through Many Lives D Discussion Questions and Activities A What’s Going On: Program Two Brain Development in Aging The Child’s Brain: Syllable From Sound B Kent Miller: A Profile of Stroke Recovery A What’s Going On: C Brain Health in the Later Years Childhood Development D Discussion Questions and Activities B Russell Train: A Portrait of Childhood Dyslexia Essays C Brain Health in Childhood 1. The Remarkable Plasticity D Discussion Questions and Activities of the Brain 2. Nature, Nurture and the Program Three Individual Child The Teenage Brain: A World of Their Own A What’s Going On: 3. Addictions and Cravings Adolescent Development 4. Minding Your Memory B Courtney Hale Cook: 5. Caregivers’ Needs Across a A Portrait of Adolescent Schizophrenia Cognitive Lifetime C Brain Health in Adolescence D Discussion Questions and Activities Resources Glossary Workshop How to Organize a Workshop ADULT GUIDE www.pbs.org/brain ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This guide was produced by Sandra Ackerman, a former managing editor of American Scientist, is the Thirteen/WNET New York author of Discovering the Brain. (Washington, D.C.: Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, 1990.) Mari Cossaboom is the Director of Outreach for Thirteen/WNET New York. David Grubin, winner of eight Emmy Awards, is the Executive Producer Educational Resources Center Vice President & Director, Education: Sarah Frank of the PBS series, THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN. Elizabeth Lasley, a science writer, is the co-author of The End of Stress EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT As We Know It: The Connections Between Stress, Health and the Brain. Publisher: Robert A. Miller (Washington, D.C.: The Dana Press and Joseph Henry Press, 2002.) Editor: Marilyn Webb Richard Restak, M.D., is the author of The Secret Life of the Brain, the Associate Editor: Christina L. Draper Designer: B.T. Whitehill companion book to the series. (Washington, D.C.: The Dana Press and Assistant Editor: Jennifer Toro Joseph Henry Press, 2001.) Research: Cameron Cole, Jesse Dillon Marilyn Webb, a former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today, is the author Writers of The Good Death: The New American Search to Reshape the End of Sandra Ackerman Life. (New York: Bantam Books, 1999.) Mari Cossaboom Elizabeth Lasley Richard Restak, M.D. PROGRAM SCHEDULING Marilyn Webb Programs are scheduled to be broadcast on the Advisors dates indicated below. Broadcast times, however, may vary Catherine Didion, Association for Women in Science slightly from area to area. Please check Bernice Grafstein, Ph.D., Society for Neuroscience your local listings. J. Anthony Movshon, Ph.D., New York University Anna Perez-Pelaez, Association of Science-Technology Centers PROGRAM BROADCAST DATES Richard Restak, M.D. Tom Smart, Boys and Girls Clubs of America The Baby’s Brain: Wider Than the Sky Dr. Barbara S. Spector, Association for Education of Teachers of Science January 22, 2002 Maria Sosa, American Association for the Advancement of Science Molly Weinburgh, Association for the Education of Teachers in Science The Child’s Brain: Syllable From Sound January 22, 2002 For THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN series The Teenage Brain: A World of Their Own Executive Producer: David Grubin January 29, 2002 Producers: David Grubin, Ed Gray, Tom Jennings, The Adult Brain: To Think by Feeling Michael Penland, Amanda Pollack February 5, 2002 Co-producers: Sarah Colt, Annie Wong The Aging Brain: Through Many Lives Associate Producer: Jenny Carchman February 12, 2002 For Thirteen Executive in Charge: William R. Grant Executive Producer: Beth Hoppe Videotaping Rights THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN is a co-production of You have the right to tape the programs and play David Grubin Productions, Inc., and Thirteen/WNET New York them for instructional purposes for one year after in association with Docstar. the original broadcast. Major funding for THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN is provided by the Video Ordering Information National Science Foundation. THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN is available Corporate funding is provided by Pfizer Inc and The Medtronic Foundation from PBS Video by calling on behalf of Medtronic, Inc. Funding is also provided by Park Foundation, 1.800.PLAY.PBS. PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Dana Foundation, and The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. Copyright © 2002 Educational Broadcasting Corporation All Rights Reserved www.thirteen.org Introduction www.pbs.org/brain The Secret Life of the Brain THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN by David Grubin Executive Producer, THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN DAVID GRUBIN MORE HAS BEEN LEARNED ing a period when we have to learn as quickly as about the brain in the last ten years we can in order to equip ourselves to survive.