Learning - how it works and how to do it better

Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?

There are many misconceptions about how the brain learns.

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Having a TALENT for maths is something you are born with

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Learned skills are nothing more than connections and circuits in your brain.

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The more you fire the circuits in your brain for a particular skill, the better you get at that skill.

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Myelin wraps around the circuits in your brain that are used the most, which allows you to do that skill faster and better.

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Myelin is made of protein and fatty substances. Which is why humans need to eat a protein and fat diet for optimal brain function.

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Myelin production can be increased with deep practice.

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There is NO such thing as natural talent.

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Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct word.

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by ______ it.

• thinking about

• researching about

• actually doing

• watching others doing

Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct word.

People who are better than you at a certain skill, are better because...

• they have practiced the skill more than you have

• they have developed more Myelin around those particular circuits in their brain than you

• they have spent more time on it than you

• All of the above