Prefrontal cortical activation during arithmetic processing differentiated by cultures: a preliminary fNIRS study.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
; 2012: 4716-9, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Understanding the neural basis of arithmetic processes could play an important role in improving mathematical education. This study investigates the prefrontal cortical activation among subjects from different cultural backgrounds while performing two difficulty levels of mental arithmetic tasks. The prefrontal cortical activation is measured using a high density 206 channels fNIRS. 8 healthy subjects, consisting of 5 Asians and 3 Europeans, are included in this study. NIRS-SPM is used to compute hemoglobin response changes and generate brain activation map based on two contrasts defined as Easy versus Rest and Hard versus Rest. Differences between the Asian group and the European group are found in both contrasts of Easy versus Rest and Hard versus Rest. The results suggest people with different cultural backgrounds engage different neural pathways during arithmetic processing.
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Assunto principal:
Resolução de Problemas
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Mapeamento Encefálico
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Córtex Pré-Frontal
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Cognição
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Povo Asiático
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População Branca
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Matemática
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article