Where are the brains?

In an introductory piece to be followed with greater detail, Karen Costa, appeals for educators to more deeply explore the question of how brain functioning impacts learning. This piece is more of an enticement to read subsequent pieces Costa will offer. She starts by saying that concepts of learning style and multiple intelligences are different, with multiple intelligences supported with stronger research. Then she goes on to advocate that, if educators really want to get serious about learning, they need to focus on how the brain functions, informed by the work of John Medina in Brain Rules, and particularly to bring these rules "to the center of our conversations on teaching, learning, and student success in higher education."