Essentials: How Emotions & Social Factors Impact Learning | Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, a professor of education and psychology at the University of Southern California (USC) and director of the USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education (CANDLE). We discuss how emotions, stories and culture shape the way we perceive the world, learn and build a sense of self. We also explain how our narratives can foster empathy or dehumanization, and how education can be redesigned to engage curiosity, meaning-making and the development of the whole person.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

(00:00:24) Inspiration, Awe & Story; Emotions & Survival Systems

(00:02:19) Brain-Body Dialogue, Social Interdependence & Sense of Self

(00:06:10) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:07:42) Early Emotional Experiences; Love, Development & Meaning

(00:11:21) Core Emotions, Life Stories & Development

(00:14:09) Culture, Perception & Imposing Expectations

(00:16:35) Narratives, Dehumanization & Empathy

(00:18:06) Tool: Question Assumptions & Engage Other Perspectives

(00:20:05) Social Media & Reinforcing Biases; Emotions & Mental Flexibility

(00:23:28) Sponsor: AG1

(00:24:42) Education System, Learning Outcomes; Project-Based Learning

(00:27:41) Curiosity, Preschool vs. Traditional Schooling

(00:29:47) Emotions & Learning, Ideas vs. Performance

(00:31:34) Tool: Engage Students’ Interests & Curiosity

(00:33:18) Adolescence, Meaning-Making & School Constraints

(00:36:03) Tool: Deconstruct Beliefs, Sit with Uncertainty

(00:37:15) Education & Development of the Person

(00:38:20) Acknowledgements

Disclaimer & Disclosures

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