In his book, The Learning Brain,
Eric Jensen makes the following statements
From the section Emotions and Learning Closely
Linked...
| "Researchers have found critical
links between emotions and the cognitive
patterning needed for learning. Ornstein,
Sobel, Lakoff and Rosenfield have documented
how emotions influence learning in two
ways:
"First, the "flavor"
or "color" of our experiences
are likely to make us either want
more of it (when it was pleasurable)
or less of it (when it was boring
or painful).
"Second, positive emotions allow
the brain to make better perceptual
maps (O'Keefe and Nadel). That means
that when we are feeling positive,
we are able to sort out our experiences
better and recall with more clarity."
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From the section Does Learning Fuel Awareness
States?...
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| "Our body perceives pain quite
differently depending on whether we
are enjoyably engaged or bored by the
activity.
"Karkowski, et al. gave 52 women
subjects in two groups two different
types of tasks. Both were pre-assessed
for pain perception. One group was
given a boring and repetitive task.
The other, a fun, creative task. The
assessment sessions were long and
both groups reported fatigue at the
end. Then, each subject was again
given a pain perception activity (finger
pressure).
"The group that had the more
boring task felt less pain than the
group with the creative one. The researchers
speculated that doing challenging,
enjoyable work may lead to states
of "hyper-arousal," where
one becomes more acutely aware of
sensory input. On the other hand,
boring, repetitive work seems to deaden
the senses."
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Del Mar, California: Brain Store, 1994
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