Improve learning and memory in the emotional brain
The human brain is the most complex organ, the studies show that it has 80 billion neurons, the same ones that have ramifications that serve to connect: we understand the things that happen, it controls the functioning of our body, and controls the behavior. Of all 80 billion neurons, a few forming a circuit that is the basis of memory, and we can say that it relates to learning, "learning is associating things". Memory is the footprint in the brain of what we have learned, learning is to modify the brain, when we hear a talk we never leave that place again with the same way of thinking like when we enter, you always learn something new and that learning is learningreinforces more when reviewing (what has been learned is easier to remember).
The brain is like a soft terrain that is in constant transformation, that is, we can learn and remember common things such as riding a bicycle, swimming, etc., that is, we are constant and we always do it the same.
Explicit memory can be expressed at any time, we explain it differently to a group of people and if we explain it again with another group of people we can change history or accent.
Implicit or habits memory begin to fail with age and it is normal, since memory is different that at 30 that at 60 it is a natural deterioration, at a certain age we all have memory problems.
Work memory (information is retained for a short time) used in everyday life to think, reason and make decisions, such as affecting multiplication or observing figures and remembering their names in orderly, this type of memory is the most important in education, theAbility to be faster to solve problems are smarter This memory lies in the most developing brain in the prefrontal cortex is what allows you to retain that information.
Memory
The memory of habits is automatic instead the memory of memories reconstructs what happens every time it explains it does so differently is for new knowledge, experiences, emotions etc.
Memory changes so much that we can create false memories, our memory remembers what we would have liked to happen what I really spend. (Similar to the past, but it is never identical).
I forget "you can’t forget what was never known"
We believe to have a bad memory, but it is not so, what happens is that attention is not paid to the activities that are carried out, the memory cannot be accessed, the memory is available (learning circuit form) but not accessible, (our bodyis in a different situation).
In the brain all memories are mixed, many neurons are part of several memories, when remembering confuse the memory, that is the reason for possible forgetfulness.
When something new is learned, the brain relates them to old things, that is, if the integration of the new is not connected to others, it can cause forgetfulness.
How to improve learning and memory at any level?
- Good food should be avoided (bad for the body, mind and memory), since it does not allow neurons to connect.
- Sleeping well and after learning, sleep enhances learning and memory, through sleep the mechanisms and circuits are repaired forming during the day they are reactivated and reinforced. Reorganizes ideas, information, achieves a coherent and logical order, relates the new to the old.
- Thousands of new neurons in the brain increase every day, some mature and integrate into the new circuits.
- Practicing sports and physical activities is important, the brain requires this activity to work better, it makes older people have a good ability to think and act.
- You have to start with what motivates us most exciting us
Emotional screens / brain
We are surrounded by screens with a large amount of information, which are related to emotions focusing our interior even reflecting our own identity, integrating into a society.
The power of education, media establishes a network between desire and a product as prosumers that is to say consumer and knowledge generator, that is, teach and learn through means of communication, the message transmitted by an educational video must be effective, that is, to connectThe interest of the recipients.
Ferrés I Prats (2014) can only guarantee the integral formation of people if they are provided with media competence that brings together emotional and unconscious mental processes.
What can more emotion or reason?
The emotional brain is older than the rational brain, the ventromedial cortex serves as a bridge between our emotional brain and our rational brain, when emotion is awakened, reasoning changes that is, we no longer think the same, thoughts are modified, both emotionHow reason are with us very force.
If a part of the brain that communicates the emotion with reason is disconnected, we would become strictly emotional beings, that is, reason stops influencing our lives.
When the situation we live at that moment is dangerous, the rational brain is disconnected from the emotional brain, we cannot think because the emotional brain is imposed with a sentimental behavior and we do things that cause us repentance.
Given this, reason must influence more, but you need time to reflect before acting, people who give themselves time and are able to put the right to emotion are "intelligently emotional" people.
Conclusions
- The brain is able to reason automatically
- The dream repairs damaged neurons, promotes neurogenesis that is the formation of new neurons in the brain.
- Without a doubt, if we motivate students, we will achieve better learning, guide it with questions that increases long -term memory and aspire that students learn for themselves by achieving self-sufficient students.
- As teachers we look for new learning tools so that we leave our comfort zone learning every day.
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