1. Learning language usually starts with a sensory experience of hearing it. Language becomes mapped in the nervous system, providing the phonemic elements that evolve into language. It is then routed to the thalamus for initial processing. Simultaneously, the language information is routed to the appropriate cortical structures for further processing, such as the occipital lobe or temporal lobe. It is then immediately routed to the subcortical areas, like the amygdala. Next language information is sent to the hippocampus for more subtle evaluation and held over time. Over time the hippocampus will organize, distribute, and connect the memories with the rest of the appropriate areas of the cortex for long-term storage back in the temporal lobe (Jensen, 2008).
2. Reference: Missmollyday. (2012, April 30. xmind. Retrieved from http://www.xmind.net/share/missmollyday/the-brain-processes-of-learning-a-new-taste
3. Reference: Jensen, E. (2008). Brain-based learning: The new paradigm of learning (2nd Ed). California: Corwin Press.
4. Perception
   1. Input arrives from our senses or is activated by thinking or memory.
   2. It is first processed in the thalamus.
   3. Visual information is routed to the occiptal lobe and language to the temporal lobe.
   4. The amygdala handles threatening or suspicious data.
   5. The frontal lobe holds new data in short-term memory.
   6. Some information is then routed and held in the hippocampus.
   7. If information is important it is then stored in the cortex.
   8. SOURCE: Jensen, 2008)
5. Memory
   1. Short term memory is stored in the frontal lobe for 5-20 seconds.
   2. Information is then filtered, dismissed, or never gets stored.
   3. In the hippocampus information is organized and indexed.
   4. The hippocampus distributes and connects memories with the cortex for long-term storage.
   5. High-bias content is more likely to be stored than low-bias information.
   6. SOURCE: Jensen,2008)
6. Language
   1. Language is routed to the temporal lobe.
   2. The parietal lobe processes higher sensory and language functions.
   3. The occipital lobe allows you to see and hear what you say.
   4. The temporal lobes are responsible for hearing, memory, meaning, and language.
   5. SOURCE: (Jensen, 2008)
7. Learning a new taste
   1. Sensory information is routed to the thalamus.
   2. The information that is viewed as important is sent to the hippocampus.
   3. Information that is view as unimportant is forgotten.
   4. The hippocampus organizes and indexes the information.
   5. The information is then stored in the cortex to be recalled at a later time.
   6. SOURCE: (missmollyday, 2012)