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Li, Lu; Gow, Andrew Douglas Isherwood; Zhou, Jiaxian – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2020
Humans are inherently emotional creatures due to our social nature, and emotions are able to influence how well we learn and even affect academic outcomes. Emotions are rarely a chief concern in educational settings, and we will discuss the mechanisms underlying how emotions are processed in the brain and how they influence the key aspects of…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Neurosciences, Psychological Patterns, Learning Processes
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van Geert, Paul; Steenbeek, Henderien – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2008
Immordino-Yang's description of the unexpected recovery of 2 boys with severe brain trauma is an example of the interplay between the plasticity of the brain and the plasticity of the context. It highlights the dynamics of "wants and cans" and the specific role of motivation in this dynamic. As an example of how this dynamic can evolve in…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
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Sodian, Beate; Frith, Uta – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2008
The cognitive control of behavior is critical for success in school. The emergence of self-control in development has been linked to the ability to represent one's own and others' mental states (theory of mind and metacognition). Despite rapid progress in exploring the neural correlates of both mind reading and executive function in recent years,…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Cognitive Development, Self Control, Academic Achievement