Ed will be giving an informal talk this Thursday, October 10, the UW-Madison School of Education Doctoral Research Program (DRP), titled “Linking Education and Neuroscience: The Foundations of a New Field“. The talk will take place in Ed. Sciences 259, from 12:30 – 1:30.
Recently, educators, neuroscientists, policy makers, and even the general pubic have expressed a great deal of excitement about the possibility of using findings from neuroscience to improve educational outcomes. Fundamental research is examining questions like, “How do brain systems support learning?” and, “How are brains modified by educational experiences?” but it still remains unclear whether brain scans can impact lesson plans. In this talk, Dr. Hubbard will present the case for cautiously bringing these fields together to help create a new field, Educational Neuroscience. He will present some examples from his own work in understanding the cognitive and neural mechanisms of basic arithmetic, and suggest some avenues for future directions.