News tagged with math problems

Mathematics or memory? Posterior medial cortex study charts collision course in brain

You already know it's hard to balance your checkbook while simultaneously reflecting on your past. Now, investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine—having done the equivalent of wire-tapping ...

Neuroscience Sep 03, 2012 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 3 |

Math ability requires crosstalk in the brain

A new study by researchers at UT Dallas' Center for Vital Longevity, Duke University, and the University of Michigan has found that the strength of communication between the left and right hemispheres of ...

Neuroscience Aug 29, 2012 | 5 / 5 (9) | 9 |

Study shows people capable of reading and solving math equations subconsciously

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found that contrary to popular thinking, people are capable of reading sentences and solving math problems without consciously thinking ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 13, 2012 | 3.6 / 5 (10) | 4 |

Brain imaging research shows how unconscious processing improves decision-making (w/ Video)

When faced with a difficult decision, it is often suggested to "sleep on it" or take a break from thinking about the decision in order to gain clarity.

Neuroscience Feb 13, 2013 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |

Neuroscientists find Broca's area is really two subunits, each with its own function

A century and a half ago, French physician Pierre Paul Broca found that patients with damage to part of the brain's frontal lobe were unable to speak more than a few words. Later dubbed Broca's area, this ...

Neuroscience Oct 16, 2012 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 1 |

Brain study reveals how successful students overcome math anxiety

Using brain-imaging technology for the first time with people experiencing mathematics anxiety, University of Chicago scientists have gained new insights into how some students are able to overcome their fears and succeed ...

Neuroscience Oct 20, 2011 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 1 |

Penmanship still important skill for kids to have

Laptops, cellphones, smartphones, tablets. It's becoming an e-world when it comes to messaging, but a Kansas State University education expert says that doesn't mean it's time to put a period to handwriting.

Psychology & Psychiatry Aug 05, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 4 |

Imaging study reveals differences in brain function for children with math anxiety

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time how brain function differs in people who have math anxiety from those who don't.

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 21, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Early learning about spatial relationships boosts understanding of numbers

Children who are skilled in understanding how shapes fit together to make recognizable objects also have an advantage when it comes to learning the number line and solving math problems, research at the University of Chicago ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Intuitive thinking may influence belief in God

Intuition may lead people toward a belief in the divine and help explain why some people have more faith in God than others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (7) | 0 |

Childhood obesity linked to math performance, researcher says

In a longitudinal study of 6,250 children from across the US, researchers found that, when compared with children who were never obese, boys and girls whose obesity persisted from the start of kindergarten through fifth grade ...

Overweight and Obesity Jun 14, 2012 | 1 / 5 (2) | 0

Deaf children's gesture mismatches provide clues to learning moments

In a discovery that could help instructors better teach deaf children, a team of University of Chicago researchers has found that a gesture-sign mismatch made while explaining a math problem suggests that a deaf child is ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 05, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

In decision-making, it might be worth trusting your gut

Turns out the trope is true: You should trust your gut—as long as you're an expert. So says a new study from researchers at Rice University, George Mason University and Boston College.

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 14, 2012 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1 |

Working together can help battle effects of fatigue

Fatigue can lead to dangerous errors by doctors, pilots and others in high-risk professions, but individuals who work together as a team display better problem-solving skills than those who face their fatigue alone, new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Aug 17, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

AES: Brain's stress response differs among epilepsy patients

(HealthDay)—There is a significant difference in the brain's response to stress among patients with epilepsy who believe stress is an important factor in seizure control compared to those who do not, according ...

Neuroscience Dec 04, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

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