Simple arithmetic: not so simple for highly math anxious individuals.

ABSTRACT: Fluency with simple arithmetic, typically achieved in early elementary school, is thought to be one of the building blocks of mathematical competence. Behavioral studies with adults indicate that math anxiety (feelings of tension or apprehension about math) is associated with poor performance on cognitively demanding math problems. However, it remains unclear whether there are fundamental differences in how high and low math anxious individuals approach overlearned simple arithmetic problems that are less reliant on cognitive control. The current study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the neural correlates of simple arithmetic performance across high and low math anxious individuals. We implemented a partial least squares analysis, a data-driven, multivariate analysis

SUBMITTER: Chang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5716197 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature