For this reason, we act firmly convinced that emotions are things of the heart and therefore are the result of our way of reacting to certain situations that we live throughout our lives. A happy and confident person can perfectly sing and dedicate the song "All you need is love" The Beatles to their peers ... o por el contrario que no digan nada si tenemos mal humor
How wrong we are if we think that everything gets there
The truth of the matter is that our emotions are NOT a thing of that muscle that beats in our chest, but of a part of our brain that is known as "limbic brain or emotional brain ¿Not surprising?
The limbic brain is part of the trilogy that makes up the so-called "triune brain", Yes! Yes! Surely you've heard it before, but nevertheless this kind of terms tend to confuse those who do not show so much interest in delving into the subject. For this reason I will explain it in a simple way:
Our brain, unique and exclusive, that powerful machine that God has given us and that is in the upper part of our body is made up of several parts all necessary, since they perform different functions, that is why we have two cerebral hemispheres ( right and left) that endow us with certain characteristics of our personality depending on the predominance we have towards one of these sides.
Likewise, within the hemispheres of finds the part
And then, what place do we give to emotions and learning?
If you have followed the rhythm and have understood what I have wanted to explain so far, you will understand that our emotions occur in the limbic part of our brain, that we can react in different ways (depending on the emotion they make us feel), but what So far I have not told you is that:
No learning occurs if an emotion has not been generated before
Notice then the importance of making us aware of our emotions and how they in turn influence the physical body, that is why when we feel intimidated, nervous, anxious, insecure by the dreaded professor of statistics or the difficult problems of math,our stomach contracts, our gut resounds, our hands sweat and learning is blocked by this pile of emotions.
What should we do then with this emotion-learning connection?
It is simple and the most beautiful thing is that we can reach the same conclusion regardless of the point of view that is seen: either from the perspective of the teacher or the student and this conclusion is simply "to become aware of the influence of emotions in the learning", for this:
*Teacher! if you want to eliminate the fear of the students associated with a subject, offer it in a more warm and human way.
*Student! if you want to get more learning and higher grades start with the best of dispositions and enjoy the adventure of learning.
From now on, when you decide to learn new things, just keep in mind that the emotions generated by your limbic brain must be the best to obtain the knowledge you are looking for, likewise if you must have a facilitator between that knowledge and you, do not discourage if the emotions are not the most successful, in the end when you have desires to learn something the intention, perseverance and willpower are key tools to achieve it.
References
1.- Yepez and others (2016). What you did not know about the triune brain. Special edition.
2.- Triune Brain – The Evolutionary Design by Richard Boyd, Body Mind Psychotherapist, Energetics Institute, Perth, West Australia. Copyright 2010
