by Margie Meacham | Jul 21, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
The human brain has evolved over six millions years. The most primitive parts of our brain operate at a deeply unconscious level, and influence a great deal more of our conscious behavior than most of us realize. As we added more complex structures to support critical...
by Margie Meacham | Jul 16, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Since the days of Socrates, asking the right questions has been a core discipline of the learning experience. Questions can be open-ended or close-ended. Closed-ended questions are usually factual and repeat-after-me type responses, such as: How many steps are in our...
by Margie Meacham | Jul 8, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Through the use of brain imaging technology, scientists are able to observe a live subject in the process of making decisions, learning new skills, or retrieving memories. As learning professionals, we can apply these emerging insights to our work. In this space, I’m...
by Margie Meacham | Jul 1, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
You’ve heard it before. Most of us are primarily “visual learners.” You know that using images will make your presentations more memorable and compelling. You teach leaders to tell stories that stimulate a listener’s brain. But what does neuroscience tell us about the...
by Margie Meacham | Jun 26, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
True or false: Left-brain dominance is marked by a preference for logic and analysis. When I started this blog series, I suggested that you might find some of your previously held “truths” proven false by the latest research in brain science. Here is one of those...
by Margie Meacham | Jun 13, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Through neuroscience, we’ve discovered that the brain is always changing. This state of constant transformation is called neural plasticity. But even our hard-working, ever-changing brain needs a vacation now and then. Research has discovered that people who go on a...
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