Presentation
Time:
Dr. Edward Hubbard Presentation
Date:
1:30 pm
Teachers College Hall
Room: 205
1400 Vine St
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: TEAC
Linking Education and Neuroscience:
The Foundations of a New Field
Recently, educators, neuroscientists, policy makers and even the general public have expressed a great deal of excitement about the possibility of using findings from neuroscience to improve educational outcomes. Fundamental research is examining questions like, “How do brain systems support learning?” and, “How are brains modified by educational experiences?” but it still remains unclear whether brain scans can impact lesson plans. In this talk, Edward Hubbard will present the case for cautiously bringing these fields together, to help create a new field, Educational Neuroscience. While important theoretical and empirical issues remain, there are also numerous emerging points of contact, and emerging signs of success. He will present some examples from his work in understanding the cognitive and neural mechanisms of basic arithmetic, and suggest some avenues for future directions.
Dr. Edward Hubbard is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at the Waisman Center. He conducts neuroimaging studies in the emerging field of Educational Neuroscience. His initial training was at the University of California, Berkeley where he studied cognitive science and at the University of California, San Diego where he studied experimental psychology and cognitive science. Subsequently, Dr. Hubbard held post-doctoral appointments at INSERM Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit in France and at the Educational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab in Vanderbilt‘s Peabody College. His research team uses functional MRI to explore the neural basis of numerical and mathematical abilities, synesthesia, and multi-sensory integration, in adults and children.
Dr. Hubbard’s presentation will be held on Friday, April 10 at 1:30 PM in Room 205 Teachers College Hall. Please join us.
The Foundations of a New Field
Recently, educators, neuroscientists, policy makers and even the general public have expressed a great deal of excitement about the possibility of using findings from neuroscience to improve educational outcomes. Fundamental research is examining questions like, “How do brain systems support learning?” and, “How are brains modified by educational experiences?” but it still remains unclear whether brain scans can impact lesson plans. In this talk, Edward Hubbard will present the case for cautiously bringing these fields together, to help create a new field, Educational Neuroscience. While important theoretical and empirical issues remain, there are also numerous emerging points of contact, and emerging signs of success. He will present some examples from his work in understanding the cognitive and neural mechanisms of basic arithmetic, and suggest some avenues for future directions.
Dr. Edward Hubbard is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at the Waisman Center. He conducts neuroimaging studies in the emerging field of Educational Neuroscience. His initial training was at the University of California, Berkeley where he studied cognitive science and at the University of California, San Diego where he studied experimental psychology and cognitive science. Subsequently, Dr. Hubbard held post-doctoral appointments at INSERM Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit in France and at the Educational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab in Vanderbilt‘s Peabody College. His research team uses functional MRI to explore the neural basis of numerical and mathematical abilities, synesthesia, and multi-sensory integration, in adults and children.
Dr. Hubbard’s presentation will be held on Friday, April 10 at 1:30 PM in Room 205 Teachers College Hall. Please join us.