The human brain structures that work together to experience learning

This article series describes how human brain structures work together to experience learning.

 A classroom is a multi-sensory experience that engages our entire brain; sometimes in ways we don’t expect and understand. What follows continues our very high level overview of our different brain structures and how they work together to create classroom environment our brains’ experience.

Hippocampus (Limbic system structure) – Classifying and storing selected memories in appropriate memory networks, it sorts and stores learning program specifics and that name of that “hot” girl/guy.

Left Hemisphere (Neo cortex) – Analyzing, processing information sequentially, and processing the positive impacts of emotion, it comprehends the sequential details of the learning and decides which information you should pay attention to and which you can ignore, and analyzes the best approach for talking to the “hot” girl/guy.

Right Hemisphere (Neo cortex) – Synthesizing, processing information conceptually, and processing the negative aspects of emotion it evaluates the learning for conceptual validity, panics that the “hot” girl/guy might reject you, and causes you to lash out at in anger at the seat kicker.

Corpus callosum – Providing a communication and collaboration bridge between the left and right hemispheres, it helps the hemispheres match the learning details to the learning concept. With no the seat-kicking distraction gone, you begin your move on the “hot” girl/guy.

All these structures work together in a very complicated way. The result of their collaboration creates the world we comprehend and our experiences in it.

When training, teaching, or speaking, it is helpful to be aware that the world each of us knows is entirely created from these brain systems and the way they interact with each other and the world around us. No two students are likely to focus on, perceive, and absorb the learning experience in the same way.

These differences are the wonder of humanity. Together they make up the amazing tapestry that is the human experience.