The Organization of Mathematical Knowledge in Early Childhood and Adulthood

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的研究旨在确定儿童和成人与数学表现相关的大脑活动模式。在美国，大约有6%的人在数学方面有严重的发育障碍，更多的人在进行基础数学方面有一定程度的困难。通过检查儿童和成人与数学相关的大脑活动，本提案中描述的研究将有助于确定数学学习障碍的认知和神经来源。这项研究的一个潜在应用是使用神经成像技术来识别儿童和成人的大脑功能异常。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed research aims to identify patterns of brain activity related to mathematics performance in children and adults. Severe developmental impairments in mathematics affect approximately 6% of people in the United States and many more people experience some degree of difficulty performing basic math. By examining brain activity related to mathematics in children and adults, the studies described in this proposal will help identify the cognitive and neural sources of learning impairments in mathematics. A potential application of this research is the use of neuroimaging techniques to identify abnormalities in the brain functions of children and adults.