Neuroscience for Learning and Development

Chapter - 01: Why neuroscience and learning are good companions; Chapter - 02: The science of your brain; Chapter - 03: What to do when someone says 'neuroscience says.'; Chapter - 04: The science of learning; Chapter - 05: Motivating learners from curiosity to persistence; Chapter - 06: Use your sense: Getting information from the outside world and into your head; Chapter - 07: Attention, learning and why Goldilocks deserves recognition; Chapter - 08: Making learning meaningful and valuing intelligence; Chapter - 09: Meaningful memories: From encoding to forgetting; Chapter - 10: Testing, experimenting, habits and practice; Chapter - 11: Review and reflect: Getting rid of the magic wand; Chapter - 12: Stickier stories and food for thought; Chapter - 13: Sleep and learning; Chapter - 14: Your brain and digital learning; Chapter - 15: Creating an autonomous learning culture; Chapter - 16: The future is already with us; Chapter - 17: The end of this journey and the start of more

Stella Collins is co-founder and Chief Learning Officer at Stellar Labs. She is an acknowledged expert on the practical application of science-based learning to business performance and is author of Kogan Page's bestselling book Neuroscience for Learning and Development, plus other business books. She inspires audiences at international conferences and is regularly invited as a guest on round table discussions, webinars, podcasts and blogs. She has a clear understanding of the challenges faced by organisations in upskilling and reskilling their people at all levels, especially with digital change being so high on the agenda. She and her team pragmatically apply principles from neuroscience and psychology to consult, design and build practical performance focused solutions and achieve measurable ROI. She has trained 1,000s of learning professionals in brain friendly principles in more than 20 years in L&D. She has a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Human Communication, is a Fellow of the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning, author on Linkedin Learning and one of the Brain Ladies. Stella Collins says 'There is no such thing as a boring topic - just boring training'.