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Podcast explores Arts and Neuroscience

Marc Steiner Podcast interview with Dr.  Charles Limb and Dr. Mariale Hardiman, John Hopkins University faculty and advocates in the field of neuro-education. The interview addresses the relationship between neuroscience and the arts and its importance for education. See also the accompanying news article “This is Your Brain on Art.”

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Post-Star story: Empathy can be the difference between bully, nice kid

New York Post-Star online story recounting the work of Mary Gordon’s organization, Roots of Empathy, and its relationship to research in mirror-neurons. The article includes the following statement: “The goal is to prevent children from becoming bullies and turn them into empathetic members of the community. The program’s approach, she (Gordon) said, is based on

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Roots of Empathy founder Mary Gordon to present at Annual Meeting

Canadian Mary Gordon, an internationally recognized educator, social entrepreneur, author, child advocate, and founder of the the innovative program Roots of Empathy will provide one of the plenary addresses at the annual meeting in Toronto. Gordon’s organization and its companion program, Seeds of Empathy, have gained international recognition for its work in reducing violence and

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