Brain correlates of mathematical competence in processing mathematical representations

Brain correlates of mathematical competence in processing mathematical representations

The ability to extract numerical information from different representation formats (e.g., equations, tables, or diagrams) is a key component of mathematical competence but little is known about its neural correlate. Previous studies comparing mathematically less and more competent adults have focuse...

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Main Authors: Roland H. Grabner, Gernot eReishofer, Karl eKoschutnig, Franz eEbner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
fMRI
Arithmetic
angular gyrus
fact retrieval
mathematical competence
symbol-referent mapping
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00130/full

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