Nicole Davis|Christopher J. Cannistraci|Baxter P. Rogers|J. Christopher Gatenby|Douglas Fuchs|Adam W. Anderson|John C. Gore
The neural correlates of calculation ability in children: an fMRI study
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Vanderbilt University
studies investigating mental numerical processing involve adult participants little known functioning systems children current study used functional magnetic resonance imaging fmri investigate neural correlates numeracy influence age correlates group adults group third graders average average mathematical ability participants performed simple complex versions exact approximate calculation tasks magnet like adults children activated network brain regions frontal parietal lobes calculation tasks recruited additional brain regions complex versions tasks however direct comparisons adults children revealed significant differences level activation across tasks particular patterns activation parietal lobe significantly different function age findings support previous claims parietal lobe becomes specialized arithmetic tasks age