The trion model of higher brain function (Gordon Shaw, UC Irvine, M.I.N.D. Institute) sheds insight into how the brain reasons spatial-temporally. Spatial-temporal reasoning involves the ability to maintain a mental image and perform a temporal sequence of spatial operations on that image. This ability is crucial in such activities as music, chess and mathematics.
A computer game named STAR (Spatial Temporal Animation Reasoning) developed by Shaw heavily exploits the brain’s built-in spatial-temporal operations. The game trains elementary school children on sophisticated math and science concepts that have traditionally been difficult to learn, such as fractions and proportions. Having already been shown to improve standardized math scores, STAR has great potential to change how elementary school math is taught.
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