Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Because this area of focus is rapidly intersecting with every other area, we repeat the papers in this listing that are specifically focused on other areas from the Neuroscience perspective. Note that much of our work over the past 10 years has included references from Neuroscience. However, the three major papers below are heavily influenced and supported by recent findings in this area. These are excellent sources of references for the field.

Leaders, Decisions, and the Neuro-Knowledge System. Every decision-maker has a self-organizing, hierarchical set of theories (and consistent relationships among those theories) that guide their decision-making process. The workings of our mind/brain provide a model for decision-making in a complex situation. (PDF, 15 pages)

Social Learning from the Inside Out: The Creation and Sharing of Knowledge from the Mind/Brain Perspective. this paper explores from the viewpoint of the mind/brain the factors and conditions which influence the social creation and sharing of knowledge. Neuroscience findings are used to discuss social interaction including environmental impacts. Factors such as arousal and stress level, social attunement, holding environment, intersubjective space, level of trust, social bonding, and an enriched external environment are posited to enhance the creation and sharing of knowledge. (PDF, 21 pages)

Major research study exploring recent findings in Neuroscience that can enhance adult learning. Using David Kolb's model of experiential learning, this research explores selected recent findings in neuroscience that can enhance adult learning. Looking at the learning process from the conceptual framework of (a) consilience (linking facts and theories across disciplines), (b) information and knowledge, (c) constructivism, and (d) complex adaptive systems, this research looks at the current state of Kolb's experiential learning model to identify its strengths, weaknesses, and limitations. (Located in the Research Section of this site)