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104 Dopamine Motivation & Emotion to Memory

104 Dopamine Motivation & Emotion to Memory

Update: 2025-10-12
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In a neuroscience-focused episode, we start with a new model of how having agency influences how much our brains are learning from moment to moment. Building classroom routines that emphasize student choice, from tiny procedural choices to major learning decisions, can boost the positive impacts of dopamine on their brain’s learning pathways.

Later, we read an experimental study of the impacts of emotional events on long-term memory. How can we leverage the benefits of positive emotional experiences in authentic, sustainable ways all year long?
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104 Dopamine Motivation & Emotion to Memory

104 Dopamine Motivation & Emotion to Memory

Laurence Woodruff & Michael Ralph