The Neurobiology of Learning 

by Michael J. Friedlander  March 31, 2011

Michael J. Friedlander is the executive director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and professor of biological sciences and of biomedical engineering and science at  Virginia  Tech.

He is the lead author on this article entitled The Neurobiology of Learning. This article provides 10 recommendations for learning design that were made by a prestigious panel of brain experts.

They believe that by incorporating these recommendations into instructional design more effective teaching will result.

We created an article summarizing the 10 recommendations from this panel, along with our comments in yellow on how these concepts relate to the 4MAT Design Model, a tool for creating more dynamic and engaging instruction.

View our summary of their 10 recommendations.

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