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.

Show notes: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/essentials-how-emotions-and-social-factors-impact-learning-mary-helen-immordino-yang

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Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
USC profile: https://rossier.usc.edu/faculty-research/directory/mary-helen-immordino-yang
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhelen-immordinoyang
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xfqzj0UAAAAJ&hl=en

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

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