If the gulf between neuroscience and education theory was unbridgeable, it may not be for much longer
EDUCATION is the “inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent” according to the late economist John Maynard Keynes.
In recent years, a wide range of research has been used to inform education policy and practice. Arguably it could go further. In this issue we explore a few of the brain-boosting techniques currently under study, from meditation to music. Some of them could be useful as educational tools (see “Mental muscle: six ways to boost your brain”).
Such research raises…
