🧠 Students' brain waves synchronize with their teacher's when they're learning. 🧠
🤗 Feelings of belonging and connection are essential in a safe and productive classroom. For students who feel out of place, a 😊 from the teacher reads like a 😏 and can set off their fight or flight response!
Mark Williams, a neuroscientist, professor, and author of the just-published book “The Connected Species,” joins us to speak about these and other thoughts about human connection and its implications.
Links and further reading
Mark’s book: “The Connected Species”: https://rethinkingthebrain.com/books/
Website: http://www.drmarkwilliams.com
Brain wave synchrony study: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sfufcjroisrmhg4xv1wnk/BRAIN-SYNCHRONY-WHILE-LEARNING.pdf?rlkey=6mprf90hiktw8fqaid83dygu8&dl=0
Online vs. paper learning: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kwoqyknwqll0gf87ui50y/journal.pone.0283863.pdf?rlkey=wnw1hi44o1e8vqg3feyrv36u1&dl=0
Rubber hand experiment: https://www.jove.com/v/50530/the-crossmodal-congruency-task-as-means-to-obtain-an-objective
Brian’s full-body haptic suit (which he may or may not have been wearing during our interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHl969qJS5c
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