Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience

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Mary Helen Immordino-Yang Antonio Damasio

Emotions, Learning, and the Brain

Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Antonio Damasio, Howard Gardner

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WW Norton & Co
18 September 2015

Psychology; Educational psychology

Series: The Norton Series on the Social Neuroscience of Education

In this ground-breaking collection, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang-an affective neuroscientist, human development psychologist, and former public school teacher-presents a decade of work with the potential to revolutionize educational theory and practice by deeply enriching our understanding of the complex connection between emotion and learning.

With her signature talent for explaining and interpreting neuroscientific findings in practical, teacher-relevant terms, Immordino-Yang offers two simple but profound ideas: first, that emotions are such powerful motivators of learning because they activate brain mechanisms that originally evolved to manage our basic survival; and second, that meaningful thinking and learning are inherently emotional, because we only think deeply about things we care about. Together, these insights suggest that in order to motivate students for academic learning, produce deep understanding, and ensure the transfer of educational experiences into real-world skills and careers, educators must find ways to leverage the emotional aspects of learning.

Immordino-Yang has both the gift for captivating readers with her research and the ability to connect this research to everyday learning and teaching. She examines true stories of learning success with relentless curiosity and an illuminating mixture of the scientific and the human.

What are feelings, and how does the brain support them? What role do feelings play in the brain's learning process? This book unpacks these crucial questions and many more, including the neurobiological, developmental, and evolutionary origins of creativity, facts and myths about mirror neurons, and how the perspective of social and affective neuroscience can inform the design of learning technologies.

By: Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Afterword by: Antonio Damasio
Foreword by: Howard Gardner
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 0
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 491g
ISBN: 9780393709810
ISBN 10: 0393709817
Series: The Norton Series on the Social Neuroscience of Education
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 18 September 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, associate professor of education, psychology, and neuroscience at the Brain and Creativity Institute and Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience

<em>Emotions, Learning, and the Brain</em> provides a comprehensive review of the latest research in neuroscience, which demonstrates the power of emotions in learning in every setting, from the classroom to digital environments. For decades, experimentation by psychologists has shown that emotions matter in the classroom and matter a great deal. Immordino-Yang strengthens that evidence base with a deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind it, helping explain the critical links between emotions and learning. --Marc A. Brackett, PhD, Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (01/02/2016)