What does 'Inchinn' mean?
Inchinn is the Irish word for brain, from the old Irish word cenn meaning head. Depending on context in which it's used, the word can be translated as the farthest part of anything - top of a road, bottom of a stair, the innermost chamber, or the hilt of a sword.
Who am I?
I am a Dublin-based learning designer who's curious about what neuroscience can reveal about the way we learn. In fact, I'm eager to find out about anything that tells us more about how we learn, from any domain.
What the heck do I know about neuroscience? Or learning?
I've always been interested in cognitive science. I then completed a course on Neuroscience at Trinity College, Dublin (which you can read about in this post) when got me really interested in connecting the brain to learning. I monitor news and research in the area and provide a slice of what's happening re learning research on this site.
As for learning, be skeptical of anyone who claims expertise across the field. Most 'experts' are siloed by their field of interest. Cross-disciplinary approaches are few and far between.
Recognising the limitations of neuroscience as an essentially reductionist perspective, I try to bring in viewpoints from other methodologies and disciplines.
Thanks to the interested and interesting people whose research and articles I cite on this blog :)
Inchinn is the Irish word for brain, from the old Irish word cenn meaning head. Depending on context in which it's used, the word can be translated as the farthest part of anything - top of a road, bottom of a stair, the innermost chamber, or the hilt of a sword.
Who am I?
I am a Dublin-based learning designer who's curious about what neuroscience can reveal about the way we learn. In fact, I'm eager to find out about anything that tells us more about how we learn, from any domain.What the heck do I know about neuroscience? Or learning?
I've always been interested in cognitive science. I then completed a course on Neuroscience at Trinity College, Dublin (which you can read about in this post) when got me really interested in connecting the brain to learning. I monitor news and research in the area and provide a slice of what's happening re learning research on this site.
As for learning, be skeptical of anyone who claims expertise across the field. Most 'experts' are siloed by their field of interest. Cross-disciplinary approaches are few and far between.
Recognising the limitations of neuroscience as an essentially reductionist perspective, I try to bring in viewpoints from other methodologies and disciplines.
Thanks to the interested and interesting people whose research and articles I cite on this blog :)
