Neuroanatomical correlates of performance in a state-wide test of math achievement.

ABSTRACT: The development of math skills is a critical component of early education and a strong indicator of later school and economic success. Recent research utilizing population-normed, standardized measures of math achievement suggest that structural and functional integrity of parietal regions, especially the intraparietal sulcus, are closely related to the development of math skills. However, it is unknown how these findings relate to in-school math learning. The present study is the first to address this issue by investigating the relationship between regional differences in grey matter (GM) volume and performance in grade-level mathematics as measured by a state-wide, school-based test of math achievement (TCAP math) in children from 3rd to 8th grade. Results show that increased GM volume i

SUBMITTER: Wilkey ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5901957 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature