The mind-body connection and how it impacts how we learn

Introduction

The mind and body parts are interconnected so as to enable coordination of the messages developed in the brain and actions portrayed by people. The information in one’s brain remains in non-useful form until it is manifested in body actions. The brain controls all the functioning of body processes and different aspects that characterize one’s mind-body connections influence his or her learning habits. This include stress, muscle memory, left brain right brain and disabilities. There are different levels of these aspects in people and consequently have varied implications on how learning takes place. This paper will discuss how stress, memory muscle, left-right brain and disabilities impact learning.

Stress of learning

Stress has high impact on the how people learn. When a person has stress, the learning part of the brain is affected and is unable to give high attention to what is taught. The memory goes down and even if the person struggles to learn, he/she cannot store information gained for long periods of time. This is because stress receptors cells direct body cells to respond to stressing issue destructing learning process. Stress is not only influenced by what one thinks but also what happens in one body. Thus one may think has no stress though body reactions are manifestations of stress. Difficult in learning due to stress would be explained through the functioning of stress response system.

According to CSHS (2014), stress is carried in receptor hormones that are all over the body and these hormones carry messages that dictate what body parts do. Stress messages are received by stress receptors even in the brain before reaching other body cells and consequently influencing processes such as learning. Lar...

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...nd their instructors need to be very patient and relentless. In order to boost their learning, more detailed and structured instructions are necessary.

Conclusion

There are different implications of mind-body connections on the learning processes of people. Stress affects the ability of a person to pay high attention as well store information for long periods of time since learning regions of mind are negatively affected. Memory muscles influence learning depending on movements that muscles are accustomed to. People with stronger left or right brains have different learning ways. Left-brains apply analytical approach while right brains use global approach. People with learning disabilities require more time, intensified training and more opportunities to practice skills gained. Thus the varied mind-body connections have different implications on how people learn.