| Literature DB >> 21617068 |
Brian Butterworth1, Sashank Varma, Diana Laurillard.
Abstract
Recent research in cognitive and developmental neuroscience is providing a new approach to the understanding of dyscalculia that emphasizes a core deficit in understanding sets and their numerosities, which is fundamental to all aspects of elementary school mathematics. The neural bases of numerosity processing have been investigated in structural and functional neuroimaging studies of adults and children, and neural markers of its impairment in dyscalculia have been identified. New interventions to strengthen numerosity processing, including adaptive software, promise effective evidence-based education for dyscalculic learners.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21617068 DOI: 10.1126/science.1201536
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728