uro ed uc ation ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁twenty - first ▁century . ▁Such ▁studies ▁seek ▁to ▁link ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁brain ▁processes ▁with ▁class room ▁instruction ▁and ▁experiences . ▁ ▁Ne uro ed uc ation ▁analy zes ▁bi ological ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁brain ▁from ▁processing ▁new ▁information . ▁It ▁looks ▁at ▁what ▁environmental , ▁emot ional , ▁and ▁social ▁situations ▁best ▁help ▁the ▁brain ▁store ▁and ▁retain ▁new ▁information ▁via ▁the ▁linking ▁of ▁neur ons — and ▁best ▁keep ▁the ▁d end rit es ▁from ▁being ▁re abs or bed , ▁losing ▁the ▁information . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁were ▁designated ▁" The ▁Dec ade ▁of ▁the ▁Bra in ", ▁and ▁adv ances ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁neu ros cience ▁at ▁an ▁especially ▁rapid ▁pace . ▁The ▁three ▁dominant ▁methods ▁for ▁meas uring ▁brain ▁activities ▁are ▁event - related ▁potential , ▁functional ▁magnetic ▁reson ance ▁imag ing ▁and ▁magnet o ence phal ography ▁( ME G ). ▁ ▁The ▁integration ▁and ▁application ▁to ▁education ▁of ▁what ▁we ▁know ▁about ▁the ▁brain ▁was ▁strength ened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁when ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁Te ach ers ▁stated : ▁" It ▁is ▁vital ▁that ▁we ▁identify ▁what ▁science ▁tells ▁us ▁about ▁how ▁people ▁learn ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁education ▁curr icul um ." ▁What ▁is ▁exc iting ▁about ▁this ▁new ▁field ▁in ▁education ▁is ▁that ▁modern ▁brain ▁imag ing ▁techniques ▁now ▁make ▁it ▁possible , ▁in ▁some ▁sense , ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁brain ▁as ▁it