Neural timing-driven age-specific educational Space design for primary schools: a cognitivespatial Adaptation study

Abstract

This study presents a neurodevelopmentally informed framework for designing educational spaces appropriate for children aged 6-12 years. For younger students (6-9 years old), incomplete prefrontal myelination and immature hippocampal development require a mononuclear radial classroom layout and multisensory interaction design to reduce environmental load. Upper grades students (10-12 years old) with enhanced dopamine receptor function and higher abstract reasoning can benefit from modular, reconfigurable systems and delayed reward environments to stimulate higher-order cognition. The study provides new ideas for the optimization of educational spaces in elementary schools and promotes innovation in the field of educational space design.