Centre for Educational Neuroscience

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

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    • CEN Research Group
      • Dr Jo van Herwegen
      • Dr Roberto Filippi
      • Dr. Emma Meaburn
      • Dr. Iroise Dumontheil
      • Dr. Kaska Porayska-Pomsta
      • Dr. Mairead MacSweeney
      • Prof. Andrew Tolmie
      • Prof. Brian Butterworth ‎
      • Prof. Chloë Marshall
      • Prof. Denis Mareschal
      • Prof. Emily Farran
      • Prof. Michael Thomas
      • Prof. Norah Frederickson ‎
      • Summary of schedules
    • Current Projects
    • Mission Statement
    • Partners
    • Training in Educational Neuroscience
    • What is educational neuroscience?
  • Events
    • Bright Sparks
      • Bright Sparks – summary of research
    • Seminar Series and Conferences
      • CEN seminar summaries
        • 10th May 2018 – Design and evaluation of an education intervention for children with autism targeting social and emotional engagement through observation.
        • 14th June 2018 – Triggers for situational interest: Using higher order rewards to create intrinsic motivation in the classroom.
        • 17th May 2018 – “I just got a popped up in my head.” A qualitative analysis of how executive control processes contribute, positively and negatively, to children’s creativity.
        • 21st June 2018 – Stress and learning in children: Neuroscience evidence and its relevance for teachers.
        • 24th May – #OnlyConnect.
        • 26th April 2018 – Montessori education: A review of the evidence base.
        • 28th June 2018 – The role of conceptual development in children’s analogical reasoning.
        • 31st May 2018 – Testing the ecological validity of executive function assessment in autism in a novel ‘tea-making’ task.
        • 7th June 2018 – Online maths reasoning: Capturing the mind in motion using eye- and mouse- tracking to enhance personalised learning.
    • Workshops
      • Neuroscience in the classroom: current progress and future challenges March 2017
      • Workshop March 2014
      • Workshop October 2016
      • Workshop on the Science of Learning October 2014
  • How the brain works
    • How the Brain Works
    • Me, Human
  • Resources
    • How the brain works
    • Neuro-hit or neuro-myth?
      • Children do better in school if they were born in the autumn
      • Children have different learning styles
      • Diet makes a difference to learning
      • 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
    • Teen Brain Film
      • Sleep
      • Hormonal Changes
      • At the front of the brain: The prefrontal cortex (PFC)
      • Inhibitory control
      • Mental time travel
      • Limbic changes
      • Sensation-seeking
      • Risk-taking
      • Social development
      • Theories of adolescence
      • Evolutionary theories
      • Mental health
      • How does the brain develop and learn? Neuroconstructivism and neuroplasticity
      • Educational neuroscience
      • About the film
    • Textbook on Educational Neuroscience
    • Useful links
    • Videos
    • What works in my classroom
  • What educators say
    • Charlotte Hindley, Assistant Head, Platt Bridge Community School
    • Daria Makarova, Head of Science
    • David Weston, founder and CEO of the Teacher Development Trust
    • Dr Niki Kaiser, Network Research Lead, Norwich Research School
    • Harry Fletcher-Wood, Ambition School Leadership / Institute for Teaching
    • Jack White-Foy, Biology teacher
    • Jo Pearson, Head of Oldham Research School
    • Julia Harrington, Head of Queen Anne’s School and Founder of BrainCanDo
    • Margaret Mulholland, SEND and Inclusion Specialist for the Association of School and College Leaders
    • Mark Enser, Head of Geography, and Research Lead at Heathfield Community College in East Sussex
    • Mark Miller, Head of Bradford Research School
    • Shaun Allison, Director of Durrington Research School
    • Steve Baker, Principal of the Aspire Schools Federation
    • Tom Colquhoun, Assistant Headteacher, Teaching & Learning and Director of West Somerset Research School
    • William Emeny, Head of Maths and Pearson Teaching Award winner

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

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