Submission Purpose
Main Conference
Submission Purpose
Main Conference
Type of Proposal
Paper: Theorizing from the literature
Abstract
Recent discoveries in neuroscience—“we feel, therefore we learn”—contradict Descartes’ rejection of the body’s role in thinking. This presentation examines implications for adult learning.
Keywords
neuroscience and adult learning, embodied learning, emotion and learning, analogical learning
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Taylor, K.,
&
Marienau, C.
(2018).
Move Over, Descartes! Neuroscience Says You’re Wrong..
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2018/papers/19
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Move Over, Descartes! Neuroscience Says You’re Wrong.
Recent discoveries in neuroscience—“we feel, therefore we learn”—contradict Descartes’ rejection of the body’s role in thinking. This presentation examines implications for adult learning.
