The article highlights the contributions of Neuroscience to understand the neurological processes involved in the teaching and learning cycle and shows how these contributions can be used in association with the Theory of Meaningful Learning of Ausubel (2002) and Psychogenesis Language Writing of Teberosky and Ferreiro (1979). The paper advocates the need of education professionals to be acquainted with the knowledge regarding these processes, in order to promote the improvement of the current academic performance in most schools
education; Neuroscience; meaningful learning.