Neuro-myths

Boys have bigger brains than girls

• True

• False

Brain development has finished by the time children reach secondary school.

• True

• False

Individuals learn better when they receive information in their preferred learning style, e.g. auditory, kinaesthetic

• True

• False

Learning occurs through modification of the brain's neural connections.

• True

• False

Circadian rhythms (body clock) shift during adolescence, causing students to be tired during the first lesson

• True

• False

When one region of the brain is damaged, other parts can take up is function.

• True

• False

Mental capacity is heredity and cannot be changed by the environment of experience.

• True

• False

Normal brain development involves the birth and death of brain cells.

• True

• False

Regular drinking of caffeinated drinks reduces alertness

• True

• False

Environments that are rich in stimulus improve brains

• True

• False