The brain goes to school.

Why neuroscience and education are relevant.

Research has shown that education is one of the most, if not the most, significant and valuable way of improving life for people. It allows children and adults to opportunities otherwise closed. Education is the key to confront the challenges of the 21^st.century. US Secretary Arne Duncan stated on August 20, 2009 “…our children will be competing with kids from around the world for the jobs of the future. And it is no secret that our only path to long-term economic security and higher productivity is to dramatically improve both the depth and breadth of education in this country…” Today, the intersection of biology and cognitive science with pedagogy is showing new paths for the future. Leaders will need expertise and increase their understanding of various perspectives to contribute to solve educational problems around the globe. Broadly speaking, neuroscience researches about the process by which the brain learns and remembers. One of the major goals is to deepen the understanding of the ways the around 100 billion neurons connect between each other. Patterns of neural activity correspond to mental representations and learning is about changes in connectivity by pruning, strenghtening connections or by potentiating synapses. So, the brain goes to school: it changes connectivity.