Numerical magnitude processing deficits in children with mathematical difficulties are independent of intelligence

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2603-2613

  Brankaer, Carmen ^a   Ghesquière, Pol ^a   De Smedt, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Mathematical difficulties; Numerical magnitude processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSCALCULIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NUMERICAL MAGNITUDE PROCESSING; READING; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DYSCALCULIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING;

EID: 84904288542     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.06.022     Document Type: Article

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