Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- I PART The Structure and Function of the Human Brain -- 1 Opening the Black Box of the Brain -- 2 Brain Anatomy--A Short Course: Neurons and Subcortical Structures -- 3 Brain Anatomy--A Short Course: The Cortex -- 4 How Neurons Communicate -- II PART From Sensory Input to Information Storage -- 5 Sensory Memory: Getting Information into the Brain -- 6 Working Memory: The Conscious Processing of Information -- 7 Long-Term Memory: The Brain's Storage System -- 8 Making Curriculum Meaningful Through Problems, Projects, and Simulations -- 9 Using the Visual and Auditory Senses to Enhance Learning -- 10 A Toolkit of Brain-Compatible Strategies -- Glossary -- References and Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.