Museums and the Mind: Applying Cognitive Neuroscience to Free-Choice Learning

October 1, 2008 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Exhibitions, Informal/Formal Connections

This is a handout from a session presented at the 2008 ASTC Conference. Advances in neuroscience are revealing biological pathways underlying emotion, attention, and memory. How can this research be integrated with educational pedagogy to enhance free-choice learning? Join experts from neuroscience, education, and museums to explore practical ways in which new insights about the brain can be applied to creating museum experiences.

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Jayatri Das

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The Franklin Institute

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Resource Type: Reference Materials

Discipline: Education and learning science | Health and medicine | Life science

Audience: Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Scientists

Environment Type: Media and Technology | Public Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Exhibitions | Informal/Formal Connections

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