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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
Date: 1996
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)
Date: Summer 1958
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
Date: 2023
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
ISSN: 2076-3425
Article
Children's Art [Part 1 of 2]
Publication: MANO Newsletter [Montessori Association of Northern Ohio]
Date: Sep 1978
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
Date: Jun 1991
Pages: 4–7
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Language: English
ISSN: 0959-4108
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Art [part 2]
Publication: Montessori Courier, vol. 3, no. 3
Date: Aug 1991
Pages: 15–18
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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
Date: Apr 1985
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
Date: 2001
Pages: 204-208
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Art... a Part of the Interdisciplinary Approach
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 6, no. 3
Date: Jun 1993
Pages: 3–4, 7
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Language: English