Individual differences in mathematical competence modulate brain responses to arithmetic errors: An fMRI study

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 636-643

  Ansari, Daniel ^a   Grabner, Roland H ^b   Koschutnig, Karl ^c   Reishofer, Gernot ^c   Ebner, Franz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Errors; FMRI; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755128948     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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