E Langiano, M Ferrara, L Lanni, E De Vito
[The childhood home accidents: risk perception and behavior]
La Clinica terapeutica
several scientific engineering medical advancements based breakthroughs made people excel mathematics current understanding underlying brain networks stems primarily anatomical functional investigations knowledge neurotransmitters subserve numerical skills building block mathematics scarce using 1h magnetic resonance spectroscopy n 54 3t semilaser sequence te 32 ms tr 35 study examined relation numerical skills brains major inhibitory gaba excitatory glutamate neurotransmitters negative association found performance number sequences task resting concentration gaba within left intraparietal sulcus ips key region supporting numeracy relation gaba ips number sequences specific 1 parietal frontal regions 2 gaba glutamate additionally found resting functional connectivity left ips left superior frontal gyrus positively associated number sequences performance however resting gaba concentration within ips explained number sequences performance beyond resting frontoparietal connectivity measure findings motivate study inhibition mechanisms human brain significantly contribute current understanding numerical cognitions biological bases