Neuroeducation: Top findings to update education and learning

Neuroeducation: 25 Findings Over 25 Years (Innovation Excellence): “To celebrate the progress of this monumental discipline, we have compiled a list of the 25 most significant findings in neuroscience education over the past 25 years..” 1. Brain plasticity. Perhaps the most encouraging finding in all of neuroscience is that the brain changes constantly as a result of learning, and remains ‘plastic’ throughout life. Studies have shown that learning a skill changes the brain and that these changes revert when practice of the skill ceases. Hence, ‘use it or lose it’ is an important principle for lifelong learning… 3. Both nature and nurture affect the learning brain. Genetic make-up alone does not shape a person’s learning ability; genetic predisposition interacts with environmental influences at every level. For example, genes can be turned on and off by environmental factors such as diet, exposure to toxins, and social interactions. Neuroscience has the potential to help us understand the genetic predispositions as manifest in the brain of each individual, and how these predispositions (nature) can be built on through education and upbringing (nurture). 6. The brain has mechanisms for self-regulation. Understanding mechanisms underlying self-control might one day help to improve prospects for boosting this important life skill… Given that the self-reported ability to exert self-control has been found to be an important predictor of academic success, understa...
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neurologists Authors: Tags: Education & Lifelong Learning Brain-Plasticity cognitive-enhancement metacognition neuroeducation self-regulation Source Type: blogs