Brain scientists and education scientists don't get together very often, and we end up living in our own little silos.

Women tend to recall the details of an emotionally competent stimulus, using more of their left hemisphere to do the processing. Men tend to recall the gist aspects of an emotionally competent stimulus, using more of their right hemisphere to do the processing.

You can practice for 30 years and still not be a Mozart. The most lethal combination would be a Mozart who practiced for thousands of hours.

We must do a better job of encouraging lifelong curiosity.

What's obvious to you is obvious to you.

Not even identical twins can have the exact same experiences, and their brains are not wired the same way.

The brain remembers the emotional component of an experience better than any other aspect.