CONTRIBUTIONS OF NEUROSCIENCES TO EDUCATION AND LEARNING: OUTLINING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES

Abstract

Introduction: The study sought to show how knowledge and understanding of the brain mechanisms involved in cognition makes it possible to more effectively guide the choice of more appropriate actions, the effect of which is learning. Objective: to highlight some contributions of theoretical-scientific knowledge about the contributions of neurosciences to the educational field and to the practices that occur in it. Methods: we opted for descriptive qualitative research, with a view to investigating the proposed theme, through a literature review and a qualitative descriptive approach, so that the study was based on qualitative data about the object analyzed, with the objective of raising debates and interpretations. In this sense, we sought the theoretical framework of scholars on the subject, such as Izquierdo, Lent, Guerra, Herculano-Houzel and Relvas, as an example. Results: it revealed a vision of how the human brain learns and how one can take advantage of this knowledge in the learning process. Conclusion: the study made it possible to reach results about human learning from the cognitivist perspective, and it is of fundamental importance to know the functioning of the brain for effective and meaningful learning.