Strategic differences in algebraic problem solving: Neuroanatomical correlates

Brain Research

Volumn 1155, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 163-171

  Lee, Kerry ^a   Lim, Zee Ying ^a   Yeong, Stephanie H M ^a   Ng, Swee Fong ^a   Venkatraman, Vinod ^b   Chee, Michael W L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Algebra; Attentional resource; fMRI; Mathematics; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPEECH;

EID: 34249996771     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.04.040     Document Type: Article

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