Math Can Be Truly Painful, Brain Study Shows
Math Can Be Truly Painful, Brain Study Shows
For math-phobes, anticipation of math work activates pain centers in brain.
by Jeremy Berlin
Does the thought of 1+1= ouch?
If you hate math, it might—literally. According to a new study, the mere prospect of a math problem causes pain centers to light up in number-phobic brains.
Researchers at the University of Chicago measured the neural activity of 28 adults—14 who’d been identified with high math anxiety and 14 with low math anxiety. Each subject was given a series of word and math questions
For math-phobes, anticipation of math work activates pain centers in brain.
by Jeremy Berlin
Does the thought of 1+1= ouch?
If you hate math, it might—literally. According to a new study, the mere prospect of a math problem causes pain centers to light up in number-phobic brains.
Researchers at the University of Chicago measured the neural activity of 28 adults—14 who’d been identified with high math anxiety and 14 with low math anxiety. Each subject was given a series of word and math questions