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An area gaining extensive attention in education is the connection of emotion to more effective learning. As industry concentrates on providing training to its adult learners (employees), industrial educators need to be aware of the brain's emotion generating and processing structures (limbic system) and their relationship to information processing and memory construction. This knowledge facilitates application of teaching skills that take advantage of emotion's connection to effective learning. This article discusses how the limbic system can enhance or hinder the learning process and provides suggestions for creating an emotionally friendly learning environment. The article discusses real-life practices the author uses to create a synergistic learning environment that maximizes the potential of the emotional connection to successful learning.