TY - BOOK AU - Bresciani,Marilee J. TI - The neuroscience of learning and development: enhancing creativity, compassion, critical thinking, and peace in higher education SN - 9781620362839 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - LB1062 .N48 2016 U1 - 370.15/2 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Sterling, Virginia PB - Stylus Publishing, LLC KW - Cognitive learning KW - Cognitive neuroscience KW - Holistic education KW - Mindfulness (Psychology) KW - Education, Higher KW - Aims and objectives N1 - Includes index; Introduction : Re-Thinking How we Design Higher Education / Marilee Bresciani Ludvik -- Basic Brain Parts and their Functions / Matthew Evrard, Jacopo Annese, and Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, with review by Mark Baxter and Thomas Van Vleet -- Unpacking Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis / Matthew Evrard and Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, with review by Mark Baxter and Thomas Van Vleet -- Strategies that Intentionally Change the Brain / Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, Matthew Evrard, and Philippe Goldin, with review by Thomas Van Vleet -- (Re) conceptualizing Meaning-Making in Higher Education : A Case for Integrative Educational Encounters that Prepare Students for Self-Authorship / Emily Marx and Lisa Gates -- Intentional Design of High Impact Experiential Learning / Patsy Tinsley McGill -- Enhancing Well-being and Resilience / Christine Hoey -- Enhancing Creativity / Shaila Mulholland -- Enhancing Compassion and Empathy / Sara Schairer -- Balance Begets Integration : Exploring the Importance of Sleep, Movement, and Nature / Bruce Bekkar -- Enhancing and Evaluating Critical Thinking Dispositions and Holistic Student Learning and Development through Integrative Inquiry / Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, Philippe Goldin, Matthew Evrard, J. Luke Wood, Wendy Bracken, Charles Iyoho, and Mark Tucker -- Mindfulness at Work in Higher Education Leadership : Theory to Practice within the Classroom and Across the University / Les Cook and Anne Beffel -- A Mindful Approach to Navigating Strategic Change / Laurie Cameron -- Afterword : Adoption, Adaptation, and Transformation / Marilee Bresciani Ludvik ER -