Changes in frontal-parietal activation and math skills performance following adaptive number sense training: Preliminary results from a pilot study

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-454

  Kesler, Shelli R ^a   Sheau, Kristen ^a   Koovakkattu, Della ^a   Reiss, Allan L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

fMRI; frontoparietal network; Math skills training; Number sense

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 80051682062     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2011.578446     Document Type: Article

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