As one of the 50 on the list (
http://forum.brillkids.com/index.php?topic=13648.msg81677;topicseen#new), I clicked to learn more about a man who lost his ability to create new memories after he had brain surgery in the '50's. There's a paragraph in the article (
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/health/research/03brain.html) that brought to mind the repetition our children seek in the early years, as well as what we're doing with mental math, dance, piano, swimming, etc. and it made me think of the difference between right brain and left brain learning and memory. Here it is: "Each time he tried the experiment, it seemed to him an entirely new experience. Yet he gradually became more proficient — showing that there are at least two systems in the brain for memory, one for events and facts and another for implicit or motor learning, for things like playing a guitar or riding a bicycle." I liked it because it seemed like a glimpse of an 'ah ha!' moment, so I wanted to share with you all :-)
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