Part II – What do neuroscientists say about learning?

Barbara Oakley in her talk, How Neuroscience is Changing What We Know about Learning, explains a bit more what happens in the brain when we learn.

Hear what Barbara Oakley has to say.

So, when we learn, we are creating sets of links between neurons in our brain. Oakley provides some strategies we can use to maximize that neuron growth and  strengthen those links we build. Surprisingly, one strategy is to space out learning so that we have ample sleep in-between. But we need to be careful not to have too long of a gap between instances of practice.

Let’s explore how a Concentration game, based on content learned, can help strengthen connections and enhance learning.

You can see Barbara Oakley’s full 28-minute talk here.