[Tip] Learning through one's "zone of proximal development"

**Diane** · 15-02-2012, 11:25 PM

It's about learning to play music, but I think it's relevant to anything skilled, motor-wise, like manual handling. And I should think the cognitive evaluative zone needs to be fed simultaneously or it will fill up its hunger with nonsense.

**amacs** · 16-02-2012, 01:05 AM

interesting. 10k hours is being challenged interesting to see the learning windows getting it too

ian s · 16-02-2012, 12:46 PM

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.p...o-gary-marcus/

Diane , a friend sent a similar link . Fascinating esp the studies with owls . I think this article and optimism is so relevant for re learning and promoting the idea of neuroplasticity.
Learning music is transformative and I would recommend it to anyone . The comment on your link is the usual one of not being possible to be a virtuoso --who cares, the message is that change enjoyment and developing a meaningful life is.

Sheffphysio · 16-02-2012, 01:02 PM

Great article,

And so relevent to changing brains and pain. Go slowly, take care, pay attention and gently push yourself.

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16-02-2012, 01:05 AM	#2
amacs A bear of little brain Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,397 Thanks: 175 Thanked 255 Times in 128 Posts	interesting. 10k hours is being challenged interesting to see the learning windows getting it too __________________ "Here is Edward Bear coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it." A.A. Milne

16-02-2012, 12:46 PM	#3
ian s Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: dunblane , scotland uk Age: 50 Posts: 745 Thanks: 290 Thanked 231 Times in 100 Posts	learning http://www.brainpickings.org/index.p...o-gary-marcus/ Diane , a friend sent a similar link . Fascinating esp the studies with owls . I think this article and optimism is so relevant for re learning and promoting the idea of neuroplasticity. Learning music is transformative and I would recommend it to anyone . The comment on your link is the usual one of not being possible to be a virtuoso --who cares, the message is that change enjoyment and developing a meaningful life is.

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Sheffphysio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sheffield, UK Age: 34 Posts: 615 Thanks: 94 Thanked 240 Times in 97 Posts	Great article, And so relevent to changing brains and pain. Go slowly, take care, pay attention and gently push yourself. __________________ Dave Nolan

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