Professor Helen Neville, University of Oregon (USA),
Professor Kiti Müller, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health,
Dr Paul Howard-Jones, University of Bristol (UK), and
Dr Sue Pickering, University of Bristol (UK).

How does learning influence the well-being of individuals of different ages? How can neuroscientific research contribute to our knowledge about learning and the learning needs of individuals – be it children, young people, adults or the elderly? How can neuroscience help us understand and support learning at work, in schools and on our free time?

These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this CICERO Learning conference that brings together experts and practitioners working within the fields of neuroscience, learning and education as well as in business and industry.

The conference will provide opportunities to learn, discuss and develop ideas regarding lifelong learning and the brain and how they can advance our understanding of the conditions and processes of knowledge creation, well-being and creativity across the lifespan.

The conference will serve as a platform for constructing dialogue on
   • current research work in neuroscience and human
   development and how it intersects, contributes and challenges
   recent conceptions and practices of learning, education, and
   working life
   • the ways in which theoretical perspectives embedded in
   neuroscience and human development may conjoin with and
   enrich contemporary theories and practices of learning in formal
   and informal settings
   • how neuroscience and learning research can help us to counter
   challenges that recent developments in the society pose to
   individuals and organisations, and
   • those means by which research capacity in this interdisciplinary
   area can be further developed to address topics of interest
   regarding lifelong learning

The conference is organised with the support of The Finnish Work Environment Fund and The Finnish Institute in London.