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Mind, brain, and teaching: Some directions for future research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Elena Pasquinelli ,
Tiziana Zalla ,
Katarina Gvodzic ,
Cassandra Potier-Watkins  and
Manuela Piazza
Elena Pasquinelli
Affiliation:
Fondation La main à la pâte, 92120 Montrouge – France. elena.pasquinelli@fondation-lamap.org https://sites.google.com/site/elenapasquinelli/ Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS), Department of Cognitive Studies, Ecole Normale Superieure, 75005 Paris, France. tiziana.zalla@gmail.com katarina.gvozdic@gmail.com cassandrapotierwatkins@gmail.com http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-associes-342/pasquinelli-elena/?lang=fr http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-permanents/zalla-tiziana/?lang=fr
Tiziana Zalla
Affiliation:
Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS), Department of Cognitive Studies, Ecole Normale Superieure, 75005 Paris, France. tiziana.zalla@gmail.com katarina.gvozdic@gmail.com cassandrapotierwatkins@gmail.com http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-associes-342/pasquinelli-elena/?lang=fr http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-permanents/zalla-tiziana/?lang=fr
Katarina Gvodzic
Affiliation:
Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS), Department of Cognitive Studies, Ecole Normale Superieure, 75005 Paris, France. tiziana.zalla@gmail.com katarina.gvozdic@gmail.com cassandrapotierwatkins@gmail.com http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-associes-342/pasquinelli-elena/?lang=fr http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-permanents/zalla-tiziana/?lang=fr
Cassandra Potier-Watkins
Affiliation:
Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS), Department of Cognitive Studies, Ecole Normale Superieure, 75005 Paris, France. tiziana.zalla@gmail.com katarina.gvozdic@gmail.com cassandrapotierwatkins@gmail.com http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-associes-342/pasquinelli-elena/?lang=fr http://www.institutnicod.org/membres/membres-permanents/zalla-tiziana/?lang=fr
Manuela Piazza
Affiliation:
INSERM Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, NeuroSpin Center, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. manuela.piazza@unitn.it http://manuelapiazza.wix.com/main Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Corso Bettini, 31, 38068 Rovereto, Trento, Italy.
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Abstract

In line with Kline's taxonomy, highlighting teaching as an array of behaviors with different cognitive underpinnings, we advocate the expansion of a specific line of research on mind, brain, and teaching. This research program is devoted to the understanding of the neurocognitive mechanisms and the evolutionary determinants of teaching skills, with the ultimate goal of helping teachers improve teaching quality.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e54
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