If our brains are simular to software neural networks then

development - intellectual - nat. envir. h&g, ex.see plants, early linking of lang. conv. and math and music.

holistic -

growth

min and max stimulus - little each day , all areas, pratigees burn out 50%,

Children emphasis on human interaction -

Individualized - wet-ware and help each child to find what they like best

enviornment

imitation

siblings

What it means in the classroom...
The Human Brain - this study of the brain is confined to those features of the brain which determine or contribute to human behavior.
Out of the Minds of Babes Steven Pinker*

It is a cliché of neuroscience that the brain works differently from a digital computer. But the report by Marcus demonstrating "rule learning by seven-month-old infants" suggests that one of the mechanisms that makes computers intelligent--manipulating symbols according to rules--may be a basic mechanism of the human brain as well.

Put Brain Science on the Back Burner
Your Child's Brain

A baby's brain is a work in progress, trillions of neutrons waiting to be wired into a mind. The experiences of childhood, pioneering research shows, help form the brain's circuits -- for music and math, language and emotion.