Dog Leads 023 - Repetitions in Learning

I talk a little bit about the quote that it takes 400 repetitions to create a new synapses unless done with play, why it turns out not to be true, but we have an obligation to make learning fun.

 

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My references for this podcast:

Affenzeller, N., Palme, R., & Zulch, H. (2016). Playful activity post-learning improves training performance in Labrador Retriever dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Unpublished manuscript. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Ahmad, S., Hussain, A., Batool, A., Sittar, K., Malik, M. (2016). Play and Cognitive Development: Formal Operational Perspective of Piaget’s Theory. Journal of Education and Practice, 7(28), 72–79.

Queensland Brain Institute (2018, July 23). How memories are formed. Retrieved from https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain-basics/memory/how-are-memories-formed

Selemon, L. D. (2013). A role for synaptic plasticity in the adolescent development of executive function. Translational Psychiatry, 3, e238. doi:10.1038/tp.2013.7

TCU Purvis Institute of Child Development (Personal communication, January 23, 2020)