A study finds that children who have a great difficulty with math actually exhibit an altered brain function due to anxiety. That’s right, fear of math itself is enough to make a child, (or adult), perform more poorly when working out math problems. This is a new way of looking at what could be causing what appears to be a learning disability. The study was done by the Stanford University School of Medicine. It was led by Vinod Menon, PhD, who is a Stanford professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging brain scans on … Continue reading →