Neuromitos: desconexión entre la neurociencia y la educación

  • Mariana Martínez-Castrejón Universidad Hipócrates

Resumen

La sociedad experimenta un creciente interés en el funcionamiento del cerebro y la mente humanos, dando origen a la neurociencia. Sin embargo, los hallazgos neurocientíficos, particularmente los relacionados con la neuroeducación, han desarrollado un encanto seductor promoviendo versiones distorsionadas, desinformadas, diluidas, exageradas o simplificadas, dando origen a los neuromitos. Estas versiones erróneas de resultados científicos validados se han abierto camino hacia las aulas de todo el mundo, trascendiendo la barrera teórica y derivando en acciones que se proponen mejorar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, adoptando estrategias con escasa base científica. El propósito de este trabajo es reflexionar en torno a los neuromitos educativos, su generación, persistencia y consecuencias. Se presenta un compendio de neuromitos vigentes que han encontrado difusión en el mundo mediático masivo a través de influenciadores. Finalmente, se propone el fortalecimiento de la comunicación multidisciplinaria como método de defensa y ataque contra los neuromitos difundidos masivamente en el mundo de internet y las redes sociales, con el objetivo final de propiciar ambientes educativos eficaces que aprovechen los avances científicos en neurociencia.

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Publicado
2025-03-04
Cómo citar
Martínez-Castrejón, M. (2025). Neuromitos: desconexión entre la neurociencia y la educación. RIDE Revista Iberoamericana Para La Investigación Y El Desarrollo Educativo, 15(30). https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v15i30.2318