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Montessori and the Arts: A Non-Artist's Approach to an 'Art Smart' Curriculum

Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 8, no. 3

Pages: 18–19

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Language: English

ISSN: 1054-0040

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Dr. Smart and National Safety [J. Ewart Smart]

Publication: Montessori Society Quarterly Bulletin (England)

Pages: 24-25

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Language: English

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Learning by Heart or with Heart: Brain Asymmetry Reflects Pedagogical Practices

Available from: MDPI

Publication: Brain Sciences, vol. 13, no. 9

Pages: 1270

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Abstract/Notes: Brain hemispheres develop rather symmetrically, except in the case of pathology or intense training. As school experience is a form of training, the current study tested the influence of pedagogy on morphological development through the cortical thickness (CTh) asymmetry index (AI). First, we compared the CTh AI of 111 students aged 4 to 18 with 77 adults aged > 20. Second, we investigated the CTh AI of the students as a function of schooling background (Montessori or traditional). At the whole-brain level, CTh AI was not different between the adult and student groups, even when controlling for age. However, pedagogical experience was found to impact CTh AI in the temporal lobe, within the parahippocampal (PHC) region. The PHC region has a functional lateralization, with the right PHC region having a stronger involvement in spatiotemporal context encoding, while the left PHC region is involved in semantic encoding. We observed CTh asymmetry toward the left PHC region for participants enrolled in Montessori schools and toward the right for participants enrolled in traditional schools. As these participants were matched on age, intelligence, home-life and socioeconomic conditions, we interpret this effect found in memory-related brain regions to reflect differences in learning strategies. Pedagogy modulates how new concepts are encoded, with possible long-term effects on knowledge transfer.

Language: English

DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13091270

ISSN: 2076-3425

Article

Children's Art [Part 1 of 2]

Publication: MANO Newsletter [Montessori Association of Northern Ohio]

Pages: 3-4

Americas, Art, North America, United States of America

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Language: English

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Art [part 1]

Publication: Montessori Courier, vol. 3, no. 2

Pages: 4–7

Art

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Language: English

ISSN: 0959-4108

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Art [part 2]

Publication: Montessori Courier, vol. 3, no. 3

Pages: 15–18

Art

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Language: English

ISSN: 0959-4108

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"Follow Your Heart": Heart-to-Brain-Driven Interplay Relates to Self-Congruency

Available from: Research Square

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Abstract/Notes: When emotions, thoughts, and actions align, this is referred to as “self-congruency”. Therefore, this study aimed to determine how temporal covariance of the heart and brain signals were related to self-congruency. Thirty-eight healthy adults underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging to obtain neural markers of variability, whereas heart rate variability (HRV) was measured using photoplethysmography. Participants were also asked to report their level of self-congruency with a graphic rating scale. A cross-covariance analysis (CCA) was performed to assess the temporal covariance of signals arising from both organs, which was then correlated with self-congruency scores. Overall, the CCA results revealed brain-to-heart-driven interplay in brain regions involved in the neurovisceral integration model (e.g., ventromedial prefrontal cortex) and in emotion regulation (e.g., anterior cingulate). However, higher self-congruency scores were related to heart-to-brain-driven interplay in brain regions involved in emotion regulation and empathy. Together, the present findings suggest that, while global brain-to-heart-driven interplay occurs on average, it is heart-to-brain-driven interplay that reflects higher self-congruency. Given the impact of heart-brain interplay and self-congruency on mental health, further investigations on each concept could be interesting in developing tools for early intervention.

Language: English

Published: Aug 30, 2023

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Creative Arts in Hobart, Indiana [Calumet Region Montessori School]

Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 6, no. 4

Pages: 1

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Language: English

ISSN: 0889-5643

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An Artist Among Young Artists: A Lesson for Teachers

Available from: Taylor and Francis Online

Publication: Childhood Education, vol. 77, no. 4

Pages: 204-208

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Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2001.10522165

ISSN: 0009-4056, 2162-0725

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Art... a Part of the Interdisciplinary Approach

Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 6, no. 3

Pages: 3–4, 7

Art

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Language: English

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