Neuroscience for Educators: What Are They Seeking, and What Are They Finding?

Cayce J. Hook & Martha J. Farah

Received: 20 February 2012 / Accepted: 22 March 2012 # Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

The aim of this project was to characterize educators’ view of the role of neuroscience in education, specifically to determine whether educators are in fact confused about the educational relevance of neuroscience and to learn whether and how knowledge of neuroscience enhances their work beyond the possibility of new methods for teaching.