Includes bibliographical references and index.

The sweet edge : why understanding the brain will change teaching -- Where we ought to be : the natural link between brain structure and learning -- Holding a just balance : using both front and back of the cerebrum in learning -- Our trade and our art : evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner -- A feeling for this business; brain and emotion in reason and memory -- What we already know : teaching by building on existing neuron networks -- Only connect; helping people change the synapses in their brain -- Sense-luscious; the sensory brain and the teacher -- Waiting for unity; comprehending through use of the integrative back brain -- The courageous leap; creating knowledge by using the integrative front brain -- Test by trial; closing the loop of learning through use of the motor brain -- We did this ourselves : changing the brain through effective use of emotion -- Epilogue : does biology have anything to teach the teacher?