Centre for Educational Neuroscience

University College London – Birkbeck University of London – UCL Institute of Education

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        • March 2017 – Neuroscience in the Classroom
        • October 2016 – Neurocuriosity Workshop
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      • Children do better in school if they were born in the autumn
      • Children have different learning styles
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      • Fish oils improve learning
      • Girls and boys have different cognitive abilities
      • Intelligence is fixed
      • Is ADHD on the rise in UK schools?
      • Learning two languages gives an advantage at school
      • Left brain versus right brain thinkers
      • Mindfulness has a place in the classroom
      • Most learning happens in the first 3 years
      • Physical exercise enhances learning
      • The future of education is brain stimulation
      • Violent video games make children more violent
      • We only use 10% of our brains
      • Well-rested children do better at school
      • You can train your brain with digital media
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CEN Research Group

The group currently comprises:

  • Michael Thomas (Director)
  • Andy Tolmie (Deputy Director)
  • Denis Mareschal (Deputy Director)
  • Emma Meaburn
  • Chloë Marshall
  • Iroise Dumontheil
  • Emily Farran
  • Kaska Porayska-Pomsta
  • Mairead MacSweeney
  • Roberto Filippi
  • Jo van Herwegen
  • Spencer Hayes

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