Brain Study Reveals How Students Overcome Math Anxiety

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 01:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Using brain-imaging technology for the first time, scientists have gained new insights into how some students overcome their fears and succeed in math. For the highly math anxious, researchers found a strong link between math success and activity in a network of brain areas involved in controlling attention and regulating negative emotional reactions.

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