Math Anxiety Linked With Differences In Brain Functioning, Study Finds - 0 views
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Jennifer Garcia on 16 Apr 12Math anxiety is a real thing, a new brain imaging study by Stanford researchers has confirmed. In a study in the journal Psychological Science, researchers found that there is increased activity in the brain region linked with fear in the brains of second and third graders with math anxiety. Because of the increased activity in the fear brain region, there was decreased activity in their brain regions linked with problem-solving.