Neuromodulation: A Glance to the Future From the Junction of Education and Neuroscience

Abstract

Recent years have seen a major growth of global interest in the biological basis of cognitive processes. Leading psychologists and neuroscientists have begun to come together to unlock the mystery of human cognition via widespread and coordinated efforts. The field educational neuroscience reflected this global trend as a highly regarded discussion platform, driven by the fact that neuroscience knowledge can be translated into education via multiple routes. However, an evidence-based discussion platform does not currently exist in Turkey, neither a field of practice. The present study aims to provide a glimpse about the extent of this gap. Consisting of two main subsections, the present study first reviews the current projects aiming to translate neuroscience knowledge into education. Then, the second section outlines the future prospects and renders the ways in which current neuroscience knowledge is pertinent to education in the context of neuromodulation.

Keywords

• Education
• Learning
• Brain
• Neuroscience
• Modulation
• Future Prospects

Nöromodülasyon: Eğitim ve Nörobilim Kavşağından Geleceğe Bakış

Abstract

Bilişsel süreçlerin biyolojik temellerini ele alan çalışmalara olan ilgide küresel bir artış görülmektedir. Disiplinler arası platformlarda eğitimci, psikolog ve nörologlar yaygın ve koordineli çabalarla insan bilişinin gizemini çözmek için bir araya gelmektedir. Bu küresel ilginin bir yansıması olarak eğitim nörobilimi uygulama alanı ortaya çıkmış ve nörobilim alanında gelişen bilgi birikiminin eğitime nasıl transfer edilebileceğine ilişkin bir tartışma platformuna öncülük etme misyonunu yüklenmiştir. Ülkemizde henüz beyin araştırmaları ile eğitimsel çabaları sistematik biçimde birleştiren bir alan uygulaması mevcut değildir. Bu çalışma, bu açığın boyutları hakkında fikir vermeyi hedeflemektedir. İki bölümden oluşan makale ilk etapta güncel eğitim nörobilimi araştırmalarını ve alandaki gelişmeleri okuyuculara aktarmayı hedeflemektedir. İkinci bölüm, geleceğe odaklanmış öncül nörobilim araştırmalarını analiz etmekte ve bunların eğitime olan potansiyel etkilerini nöromodülasyon teknolojileri bağlamında tartışmaktadır.

Keywords

• Eğitim
• Öğrenme
• Beyin
• Nörobilim
• Modülasyon
• Gelecek Perspektifleri

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