Includes bibliographical references and index.

The sweet edge : learning is physical- we can understand! -- Where we ought to be : the natural relationship between brain structure and learning -- Holding a just balance : brain connections that change data into knowledge -- Our trade and our art : evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner -- A feeling for this business : in the business of reason and memory, feelings count -- What we already know : to begin, find out about existing neuron networks -- Only connect! : how teachers can change neuronal networks -- Sense luscious : using the power of the sensory brain to help people learn --Waiting for unity : helping people comprehend their experience -- The courageous leap : creating knowledge by using the integrative frontal cortex -- Test by trial : using the motor brain to close the loop of learning -- We did this ourselves : changing the brain through effective use of emotion -- Epilogue : enrichments