With a goal of Learning and a focus on Teaching, this book seeks to answer questions regarding the way we learn, to provide explanations about cognitive functions that are engaged during the learning process, and to suggest approaches, techniques, and strategies that can make it more constructive, thus optimizing learning outcomes.

It is based on the premises that knowledge is valuable because it helps us conserve energy, time, and investments, allowing us to progress at faster and more efficient rates, and that each of us can succeed in our learning, provided we are given the means in a sensible and economical way.

It is addressed to those who are concerned about cognitive functions and the factors that support and influence them: thinking, representation, perception, attention, memory. The presentation is not limited to a rational view and listing of the achievements of Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences.

Their multidisciplinary trajectory compels us to examine cognitive functions from the perspective of "emotional intelligence" - a crucial factor in emotional development and maturation that often determines our personal and socio-professional progress - in order to (re)define the methods of teaching approaches.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]