Brain-Based Learning as a Thinking Beyond the Box: An Integrated Perspective on Learning, Brain Function, and Education

Original Research | 2026 | Volume 2 | Issue 1 | Page 44-54

Kinjal Chakraborty, Visiting Faculty, Department of Education, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya

Brain-Based Learning as a Thinking Beyond the Box: An Integrated Perspective on Learning, .

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Abstract

The emergence of neuroscience has fundamentally transformed contemporary understandings of learning and behaviour. Traditional educational psychology was largely dominated by behaviourist and cognitive paradigms that explained learning through environmental conditioning or mental information processing. However, advances in neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, and neurobiology have revealed that learning is deeply rooted in biological processes occurring within the brain. Brain-based learning has consequently emerged as an educational framework that aligns instructional practices with the natural functioning of neural systems. Simultaneously, neurobiological behaviourism has extended classical behaviourist assumptions by explaining behaviour through neural mechanisms, neurotransmitter activity, and evolutionary adaptations. This paper critically examines the theoretical foundations, principles, empirical evidence, and educational implications of brain-based learning and neurobiological behaviourism. It argues that learning is best understood as a multidimensional adaptive process arising from interactions among neural structures, cognitive processes, behavioural experiences, and environmental influences. The integration of these perspectives provides a comprehensive framework for understanding learning in the twenty-first century and contributes significantly to educational psychology, learning sciences, and neuroeducation. The rapid advancement of neuroscience has transformed contemporary understandings of learning and behaviour. Traditional behaviourism emphasized observable behaviour and environmental contingencies, while cognitive theories focused on internal mental processes

Keywords: Brain-Based Learning, Neurobiological Behaviourism, Neuroscience, Neuroeducation, Learning Sciences, Neuroplasticity, Educational Psychology, Behaviour, Cognition.