As the webinar coordinator and moderator here at Scientific Learning, I’ve had the privilege of hearing many wonderful speakers on a variety of compelling topics. Of all of the webinars I’ve presided over, one of my favorites was the one presented by Eric Jensen in September, 2010, titled “7 Amazing Discoveries from Brain Research.” For that webinar, our most highly-attended ever, Eric took complex concepts about the brain and made them more “user friendly” and interesting. At the end of the session, I was excited to go learn and study more on my own about the brain and how it functions!
Of the seven discoveries presented in this webinar, the one that I found to be most intriguing was the concept that our emotions can influence our minds and bodies. For years, people have discussed the connection between emotions and the body but now there is research being done that proves that there is indeed a link. For example, one study cited in this webinar indicates that there are approximately 6 – 8 emotions that are innate and the rest are taught by parents, teachers, friends, technology, etc. If children aren’t given the opportunity to learn about a wide range of emotions, this gives them not only less of an ability to handle conflicts and issues that might come up for them but could hinder their learning process.
To learn more about brain research discoveries that can help you in the classroom and beyond, be sure to check out the recorded webinar.
To learn more about Eric Jensen, visit the Jensen Learning website.
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