Extended cognition and inventive learning: intertwining between emotion and learning

Abstract

It is fact that we learn better a lesson which is enjoyable or that is administered by a teacher with whom one has a greater affinity. Although one can also easily learn when under pressure. With the aim to show that humans learn best when they are emotionally mobilized for learning due to the fact that some brain structures responsible for controlling emotions are also fundamental to the mechanisms of memory and attention is what this article seeks through a review of concepts and reflection on the theme show that when truly mobilized to the task the subject tends to go beyond a binary learning question – answer. The relevance of this work consists in proposing a new reflection about learning, taking into account both the environmental and neurobiological mechanisms that enable a more entertaining, thoughtful and inventive learning process.