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28 Meta-cognition for Studying and Changing Our Brains With Thought by Cognitive Neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

Published: Aug. 20, 2019, 10:07 a.m.

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath discusses how we can alter our cognitive schemas in education and grow our cognitive capacities.

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath is a cognitive neuroscientist and educator that studies how our thinking changes our minds. He’s also the author of several books, including most recently Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick. Today we are going to cover how we can alter our cognitive schemas in education and grow our cognitive capacities.

Intro

5:10 How Your “Software Changes Your Hardware”: Using Visualization to Change One’s Brain

7:15 Utilizing Visualization to Decrease Testing Stress & Conceptualization for Linking Medical Knowledge

11:10 Leaping Before Looking: Why Medicine Requires Memorization Before Deep Learning

13:00 3 Steps To Maximizing Your Learning: Setting Your “Story” (Mindset), Recall Practice, Work on Deep Learning/Reconceptualization

18:05 Physician Instructors vs Educators & How Students Can Prepare for Self-Directed Learning

21:29 Growth Through Failure OR Failure Through Neglect: How to Be Mindful of Mistakes and Utilize This Primed State for Learning

25:03 Becoming Meta and Cognitive Fatigue During Study Sessions & Finding Your Own Study Patterns

28:25 Metacognition for Learning (Aspire, Analyze, Act, Assess, Adapt)

30:50 Just 3 Wishes

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