Processing of multi-digit additions in high math-anxious individuals: Psychophysiological evidence

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Núñez Peña, María Isabel ^a   Suárez Pellicioni, Macarena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arithmetic processing; ERPs; LPC; Math anxiety; Multi digit additions; P2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966294671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01268     Document Type: Article

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