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This study purports to investigate the brain-physiological basis and implication of movement education. For this purpose of the study, firstly, the concept and object of movement education are presented, sondly, brain-physiological basis of movement education is ciosely described, thirdly, its applications in different educational settings including teaching and learning process are discussed, finally, the conclusions and suggestions of movement education are derived. Movement education means to expand experiences through movement and understanding of basic movement, and move for learning. It can be separate earning to move$quot; and $quot;learning through movement$quot;, and a dynamic interaction of movement development influences mental function, cognition, and emotion. Recent researches about cerebellum, an area most commonly linked to movement, be summarized as follows: firstly, the cerebellum takes up just one-tenth of the brain by volume, but it contains over half of all its neurons, secondly, it has some 40 million nerve fibers - not only feed information from the cortex to the cerebellum, but feed them back to the cortex, thirdly, it be confirmed the significant role of the dentate nucleus, specially, the neodentate nucleus, in thinking, finally, there is no single $quot;movement center$quot; in our brain and movement areas are also areas of the brain often used for problem solving, planning, and sequencing new things to learn and do. This facts imply movement and learning have constant interplay, and movement education, specially, $quot;learning through movement$quot; has enormous potentiality in cognition. In fact, the body is the medium of learning as it gathers all the sensations which inform us about the world and ourselves. Movement, from earliest infancy throughout our lives, plays an important role in the creation of nerve cell networks which are actually the essence of learning. Movement is also method to anchor thought and build the skills with which we express our knowledge as lifelong learners. Therefore, this study zeroes in on the importance of movement in cognition in a kindergarten and an elementary school, and suggests application methods of movement education in physical education subject, another subjects within curriculum, and classroom activities beyond curriculum. In addition, this study recommends insuring substantiality of physical education subject, integrating movement into another subjects, and introducing Brain Gym, a coordinated set of integrative movements that enhance learning, in classroom settings.