MUSICAL LEARNING

JOANA ASCENCIO; CRISTINA CROCE; MARTÍN CHRABALOWSKI ; PAULA LÓPEZ; LEANDRO FREITES; ELENA VAZQUEZ; ANDREA PAEZ; ANDREA ANABELLA BARAUNA; ESTEFANÍA FARÍAS ALTAMIRANO; ESPERANZA MATA MARTÍNEZ

Córdoba

Congreso; XXXIII Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias; 2019

Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias

Music plays a vital role in human societies . The harmonic flow of sounds directly influences over the central nervous system, thus modulating our emotions and memories. We developed a didactic workshop in order to introduce children between 9 and 10 years old to the fascinating world of Neurosciences. We seek to expose the links between sound stimuli and how our brain is able to interpret and respond to them through a short talk. We visited 5th grade students in different schools in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. Children got acquainted with basic concepts of the nervous system, neurons and hearing system. They learned how music helps to evoke memories and affects our mood. Finally, they were able to manipulate different animal brains and to observed neurons with a microscope. Our approach was based on teaching through games, thus improving the communication between speakers and students and, facilitating the consolidation of novel knowledge. After this experience, we conclude that music can be used as an important teaching tool, facilitating the incorporation and fixation of new knowledge.