¿NEUROESTIMULACIÓN? UN CASO DE MALA COMUNICACIÓN ENTRE NEUROCIENCIA Y EDUCACIÓN
Abstract
La relación actual entre Educación y Neurociencias es asimétrica: público e investigadores ven en las Neurociencias el conocimiento científico apto para guiar la actividad pedagógica sin ulteriores mediaciones, y en el prefijo 'neuro' un ascenso de estatus profesional. Objetivo de este artículo es argumentar que esto no es posible, en línea de principio, y no por falta de formación interdisciplinaria. El marco epistemológico y ontológico es la teoría filosofía del emergentismo. La argumentación es complementada por el análisis de dos ejemplos de fallido connubio entre educación y neuro-ciencia. En conclusión, como la neuroeducación en el sentido señalado es fundamentalmente una equivocación, se recomienda modificar las expectativas. También se sugieren algunas líneas de investigación hacia problemas de real interés para la didáctica, compatibles con la autonomía entre Educación y Neurociencias.
The matter with the current relation between Education and Neurosciences, is that it is asymmetrical: laypeople and scholars are inclined to see in the Neurosciences the scientific knowledge leading to direct applications in the educational domain. Aim of this article is to argue that this is not possible, not because of practical reasons but in principle. The epistemological and ontological framework is found in the Emergentism. The argument is supported by the analyses of two examples of failed marriage between education and neurosciences. As neuroeducation in the sense above mentioned is fundamentally a misunderstanding, it is advisable to modify practitioners' expectations. The article suggests lines of investigation in accordance with the autonomy of Education and Neurosciences.
The matter with the current relation between Education and Neurosciences, is that it is asymmetrical: laypeople and scholars are inclined to see in the Neurosciences the scientific knowledge leading to direct applications in the educational domain. Aim of this article is to argue that this is not possible, not because of practical reasons but in principle. The epistemological and ontological framework is found in the Emergentism. The argument is supported by the analyses of two examples of failed marriage between education and neurosciences. As neuroeducation in the sense above mentioned is fundamentally a misunderstanding, it is advisable to modify practitioners' expectations. The article suggests lines of investigation in accordance with the autonomy of Education and Neurosciences.
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Vol. 23, No. 37