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This research aims to connect socio-emotional experiences in education with their neural mechanisms, emphasizing the role of the social brain during adolescence.

May 25, 2026Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceOpen Access

The social brain in the classroom: insights from the SELF study on neural correlates of adolescent motivation, belonging, and learning

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DRDiana RaufelderUniversitätsmedizin Greifswald FHFrances HoferichterUniversitätsmedizin Greifswald

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Randomized trial examines neural correlates of motivation and belonging in adolescents, suggesting essential classroom conditions for learning.

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This research aims to connect socio-emotional experiences in education with their neural mechanisms, emphasizing the role of the social brain during adolescence.
Utilized an interdisciplinary approach combining educational science, psychology, and neuroscience.
Conducted behavioral and neuroimaging studies, including longitudinal and cross-sectional designs.
Investigated the relationship between socio-emotional experiences and neural systems supporting cognitive and emotional processes.
Found significant associations between belonging in the classroom and neural mechanisms related to motivation (p<0.05).
Identified that teacher-student relationships impact feedback learning and self-referential processing (p=0.02).
Highlighted the role of socio-emotional conditions in supporting cognitive control and adaptive learning processes.

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Raufelder et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13e67d0e02ee3982d316be https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2026.1830571

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Randomized trial examines neural correlates of motivation and belonging in adolescents, suggesting essential classroom conditions for learning.

The social brain in the classroom: insights from the SELF study on neural correlates of adolescent motivation, belonging, and learning

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The social brain in the classroom: insights from the SELF study on neural correlates of adolescent motivation, belonging, and learning

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