Uniting strides to inspire education-educational research and brain research

Recent researches in neuroscience and education have indicated a reciprocal relationship between the two research disciplines. Brain research has been contributing potential theoretical and conceptual knowledge on various educational phenomenons like cognition, memory, attention, perception and so on. Educational research has been focusing on understanding the biological perspectives of education with a view to supplement its already accumulated knowledge base. Both educational and brain research have their own distinct research culture and research areas. Yet, their recent strides show a tendency to converge on issues related to education. Brain research and educational research have its own strengths and limitations in informing each other.

This paper is trying to highlight the basic concepts, implications, concerns and constraints of educational and brain research in inspiring the field of education. Also, the combined future research prospects of the two research disciplines are discussed.