Revista Nova Escola e neurociência : uma discussão sobre dispositivos biopolíticos.

Abstract

In this work, I problematize Neuroscience through articles presented in the New School Magazine published between the months of January 2006 until August 2013. Thus, I approach the implications of the knowledge that composes this area, as biopolitical devices that operate in the constitution of the subjects, intending their articulations to the area of education. To do so, I present the concepts used in the course of the research, especially those produced in the context of the Foucaultian Studies. Sequentially, I approach issues related to Neuroscience and Education, in order to contextualize the study. Afterwards, I report how the research trajectory is constituted and, finally, I discuss the subjects of New School Magazine, based on categories related to the main themes disseminated by the material used. Within the analytical categories, there was a common point: the use neuroscience as an educational protocol, involving family and school in assignments to a healthy brain and apt to the learning process. The categories were defined as follows: “Brain and movement”, referring to questions about music, dance and body care; The second one is "Brain and teaching", whose questions relate to how the teacher should prepare and execute his classes and also what would be the most favorable resources for learning; Third one is "Brain, learning manager" where it addresses the mechanisms that the brain uses for the learning process; and the fourth category is entitled "Brain and disorders" in which topics, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and global developmental disorders, have been addressed and discussed, as well as other topics related issues. Thus, I believe that this research imbricated theory and practice, as it discussed specific cases of the classroom exposed in the journal, such approximations allow discussing certain themes by other lenses.