News tagged with math problems


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 created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

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 created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

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 created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

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 created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find risk-taking behavior rises until age 50

Willing to risk your knowledge, skills and monetary reward in competition? If you are under age 50, you've probably not reached your competitive peak. If you are older, that peak is behind you. That people are willing to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Can intuition resolve Christmas gift dilemmas? New research suggests it can help

The clock is ticking and you still haven't decided what to get that special someone in your life for the holidays. When it comes to those last-minute gift-buying decisions for family and close friends, intuition may be the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 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 created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0