Understanding your brain to help you learn better

Blanchette Sarrasin, J., Brault Foisy, L.-M., Allaire-Duquette, G., & Masson, S. (2020). Understanding your brain to help you learn better. Frontiers for Young Minds, 8(54), 1-8. doi:10.3389/frym.2020.00054

ABSTRACT: The past few years have been marked by a large number of discoveries about the learning brain. Those insights have the potential to support teachers in designing even better classroom environments to help you learn better. While understanding the brain can be helpful for teachers, this knowledge can also be beneficial for you as a student. For instance, it can encourage you to believe in your capacity to improve your own skills. Such beliefs make it more likely for you to make an effort and to make better use of supportive learning strategies. In this article, we briefly present some core principles of the learning brain and suggest learning strategies inspired by neuroscience for you to try at school or at home.