Promises and potential pitfalls of a 'cognitive neuroscience of mathematics learning'

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 655-660

  Grabner, Roland H ^a   Ansari, Daniel ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84866060790     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-010-0283-4     Document Type: Article

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