The Miracle of Learning

The brain has two complementary processing functions, Logic and Gestalt. Most academic tasks are not only Logic or Gestalt in nature, but require effective integration of both functions. It is understood that one of the most common factors in learning problems is a ‘block’ at the site of hemispheric integration, the Corpus Collosum, which results in poorly developed access to the functions of Logic and Gestalt.

All new learning experiences create a degree of stress which can effect mental processing on a subconscious level. Have you ever been asked to perform a known task and suddenly lost your ability to think? Blanking out during an exam is the perfect example of this!

Our motivation to learn from experience is governed by reward and punishment which leaves an imprint that gets registered into memory. Our capacity for memory stops us from repeating mistakes and allows us to learn from our victories.

Motivation is necessary to sustain the repetition required to consciously hold information in short-term memory. If an experience is highly relevant or repeated often enough, then the information may be stored in long-term memory. Both the relevance of information to our current interests and the emotional involvement at the time of information presented are powerful motivators that inspire learning.

Our ability to demonstrate learned information is via many inter-related subsystems. This involves processing centers such as the thalamus, memory systems including the hippocampi and amygdalae, and other limbic and hypothalamic areas, all performing an integration of specific tasks.

Finally, it is your ability to recall new information confirming that you have actually learned it.

References:

McCrossin, S. “Crossinology’s Brain Integration Technique a Practical Approach.” Melbourne Applied Physiology Pty Ltd. 2006.