The Calculating Brain

A Nieder - Physiological Reviews, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The human brain possesses neural networks and mechanisms enabling the representation
of numbers, basic arithmetic operations, and mathematical reasoning. Without the ability to …

Selective impairment in manipulating Arabic numerals

L Cipolotti, EK Warrington, B Butterworth - Cortex, 1995 - Elsevier
This paper describes an acalculic patient (BAL) with an unusual selective deficit in
manipulating arabic numerals. The patient was unimpaired in reading aloud letters, words …

The roles of estimation and the commutativity principle in the development of third graders' mental multiplication

AJ Baroody - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1999 - Elsevier
In this training experiment, pretesting identified 36 third graders (mean age= 8 years 5
months, SD= 4 months) with negligible mastery of multiplication combinations involving …

The neural circuits for arithmetic principles

J Liu, H Zhang, C Chen, H Chen, J Cui, X Zhou - NeuroImage, 2017 - Elsevier
Arithmetic principles are the regularities underlying arithmetic computation. Little is known
about how the brain supports the processing of arithmetic principles. The current fMRI study …

On mental multiplication and age.

PA Allen, MH Ashcraft, TA Weber - Psychology and Aging, 1992 - psycnet.apa.org
In 2 experiments, younger and older adults were presented with simple multiplication
problems (eg, 4× 7= 28 and 5× 3= 10) for their timed, true or false judgments. All of the …

Cognitive neuropsychology is more than single-case studies.

LC Robertson, RT Knight, R Rafal, AP Shimamura - 1993 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract SM Sokol et al.(1991) claim that “The Cognitive Neuropsychology Approach”(p.
355) is limited to the single-case study design. The present article takes issue with this claim …

Facts, rules, and strategies in single-digit multiplication: evidence from event-related brain potentials

K Jost, U Beinhoff, E Hennighausen, F Rösler - Cognitive Brain Research, 2004 - Elsevier
It has been hypothesized that zero vs. nonzero operands in single-digit multiplication
problems invoke distinct solution strategies. We studied such problems in an implicit …

Automatic activation of multiplication facts: Evidence from the nodes adjacent to the product

G Galfano, E Rusconi, C Umiltà - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Adult observers are widely assumed to be equipped with a specific memory store containing
arithmetic facts. The present study was aimed at exploring the possibility of obtaining an …

Two perspective on addition development

AJ Baroody, SH Tiilikainen - The development of arithmetic …, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
In this chapter, we review our collaborative efforts with colleagues around the world to
examine the influence of language characteristics on children's mathematics understanding …

Use of constant time delay in teaching multiplication facts to students with learning disabilities

ST Koscinski, DL Gast - Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated the effectiveness and efficiency of a constant time-delay procedure in
teaching multiplication facts to three male and two female elementary school students, aged …