Learning is fueled by emotion, which also fuels attention. To put it another way, your mental state affects how well you learn. When you feel compelled to be somewhere, you tend to concentrate on your basic survival needs; during the training, you were unable to think at a higher level because you felt confined. It helps to promote the best possible brain development as well as social interaction and teamwork by creating a kind environment. In other words, by influencing children's developing neural circuitry, particularly the executive functions, SEL influences learning.