Summary: The fascinating interplay of genetic predispositions and experience in the development of the brain after birth is demonstrated in this program filmed at the Brain Development Laboratory at the University of Oregon. Three profiles of plasticity are depicted with compelling footage of behavioral, MRI, and EEG research into the development of visual perception and language acquisition from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Despite their shared genetic makeup, some "identical" twins don't appear identical at all-raising important questions about the role of environment in human development. This program explores several ways in which monozygotic twins grow and change on separate paths as well as the epigenetic, anatomical, and psychological factors involved. With the help of 4D scanning and CGI graphics, viewers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Behind the conscious mind's efforts to judge people on their merits, the subconscious categorizes by details such as gender, race, and age-just as it has done since the dawn of humankind. Can ethnic prejudice be overcome? What is the "stereotype effect"? Are there quantifiable differences that make one race superior to another in sports? Is it possible to visually perceive a person's sexual...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The mark of a professional health care worker is a caring attitude and a desire to be of service. This program offers a combination of tips on how to enhance caregiver/patient interactions and thought-provoking questions to help caregivers develop or improve their patient-centric behaviors. An informative staff-development tool for nursing home, hospital, and even homecare settings-anywhere...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: Where would we be without friends? In this Telly Award-winning video, comedian Wes Halula and some students use humor to talk about a seriously important topic: friendships. It covers how to make them, how to nurture them, and, if the time should ever come, how to end them—in a positive way. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Kids who have high self-esteem feel confident, adjust to change more easily, learn how to interact with others, and are less likely to abuse drugs. This program presents ten specific ways in which parents can build self-esteem in their children through everyday interactions such as responding to a baby's emotional needs, helping a child solve his or her own problems, encouraging independence,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: How accurate is the term "identical twins"? Can a cell-for-cell likeness between two siblings really exist? And what does that say about the supposed uniqueness of each human being? This program examines the genetics, physiology, and psychology behind such questions as it presents fascinating real-world case studies of identical twin development. Viewers meet monozygotic twins raised apart and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Why do girls demonstrate greater reading and writing ability than boys? Is the female brain hardwired for faster verbal development? Should men let women do the talking? This program studies language differences between the sexes and explores the possibility that many communication skills are gender-specific. Following two teams of well-educated adults as they undergo a crash course in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The first year of life contains many challenges for children-and many opportunities to predict what kind of life a child will lead. This program introduces a group of one-year-olds who are part of a large-scale longitudinal study in child development. Closely documenting the daily routines and developmental milestones of the children, the program gauges each subject's ability to confront new...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Are the brain and the mind one and the same? How big a role does environment play in cognitive development? Does consciousness have a physical location? This program explores these and other fundamental questions concerning the evolution and function of the human brain. Computer graphics and commentary from an array of leading international neuroscientists provide insights into the human...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: From cooking breakfast to driving home from work, we rely on the body's natural interfaces for nearly every task. Ironically, our senses are easily fooled and seem to affect each other in strange ways. This program follows new explorations in biology, neurology, and psychology that are shedding light on how the five senses work-not just as individual abilities but in tandem. Demonstrations...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program is based on a cross-disciplinary educator workshop in which Indiana University choir director James Mumford employed choral singing as a tool for participant self-discovery and education. As students, the participants came to grips with the fear of public performance as they experienced firsthand Mumford's empowering method of instruction, which involves creating a climate of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In a religious context, America's motto E Pluribus Unum-Out of Many, One-means not a merging of belief systems, but a joining together of such systems into an interfaith community that honors doctrinal differences while promoting mutual understanding through dialogue and collaboration. This program surveys America's increasingly pluralistic spiritual landscape via The Pluralism Project at...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: As babies learn more and more about their surroundings, they naturally begin to develop their abilities. How should a parent or childcare provider facilitate that process? This informative video discusses approaches to nurturing babies: how to calm them, so they are receptive to new experiences; how to interact with them through play; and how to create a danger-free environment for them to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? The answer lies somewhere in intermingling of nature and nurture that shapes brain development. In this TEDTalk, Jim Fallon - Sloan Scholar, Fulbright Fellow, and UC Irvine Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology - shows how brain scans and genetic analysis may uncover the faulty wiring in the minds of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Parents and caregivers not only need to nurture the physical and intellectual development of young children, but their emotional development as well. Each stage of emotional development provides children with opportunities to explore new feelings as they grow. This program focuses on the importance of emotional education during the various stages of childhood development and explains how...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Poverty..abuse..drug dependency..alcoholism..disabilities-situations that can severely debilitate body, mind, and spirit. Yet there are those who rise above their difficulties and thrive. This program investigates resiliency, that elusive quality found within that allows people to overcome the most difficult situations and events. What are the personality traits of resilient people, and how can...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: For celebrities and public figures, there's only one thing worse than being talked about-and that is not being talked about. Similarly, most corporations have a need to both nurture and control publicity, and that means hiring a public relations firm. This program features two respected PR specialists who discuss what they do and how they do it. Outlining the differences between public...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In spite of mounting ecological damage, the Amazon Basin continues to nurture age-old stories and beliefs. This documentary illustrates the importance of indigenous narratives to those who dwell near the city of Iquitos, Peru, and view their natural surroundings in mythical terms. Concerning a young man who has recently gone missing in the forest, the film depicts his mother's attempts to find...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009