How does the brain represent number and make mathematical calculations? What underlies
the development of numerical and mathematical abilities? What factors affect the learning of …

Arithmetic is still hugely important in many aspects of modern life, but our personal attitudes
to it differ greatly. Many people struggle with the basic principles of arithmetic, whilst others …

Aim of the present functional magnet resonance imaging (fMRI) study was to detect
modifications of cerebral activation patterns related to learning arithmetic. Thirteen right …

In the present review we will deal with the following questions: What are arithmetic facts?
How are they related to other cognitive functions? What are characteristic features of fact …

Numerical abilities are thought to rest on the integration of two distinct systems, a verbal
system of number words and a non-symbolic representation of approximate quantities. This …

Disorders of language, spatial perception, attention, memory, calculation and praxis are a
frequent consequence of acquired brain damage [in particular, stroke and traumatic brain …

This study reports for the first time a selective impairment for simple addition in patient FS.
Moreover, patient VP presented with a selective impairment for simple multiplication and …

In 1999, a Task Force was set up under the auspices of the European Federation of
Neurological Societies with the aim to evaluate the existing evidence for the clinical …

Recent imaging studies could show that fact acquisition in arithmetic is associated with
decreasing activation in several frontal and parietal areas, and relatively increasing …

Basal ganglia lesions have a high prevalence for associated behavioural impairments.
However, the exact pattern of cognitive impairments and its relationship to individual basal …