Age-independent and age-dependent neural substrate for single-digit multiplication and addition arithmetic problems
AUTHORS
Zhou
XXinlin ,
Booth
JRJames R ,
Lu
JJiayan ,
Zhao
HHui ,
Butterworth
BBrian ,
Chen
CChuansheng ,
Dong
QQi .
Developmental neuropsychology. 2011 ; 36(3).
338-52
- PMID: 21462011[PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC3073238.
ABSTRACT
The present study examined developmental differences in event-related potentials between second graders and adults in arithmetic. Consistent with previous literature in adults, multiplication for both children and adults produced a greater left anterior negativity from 400 to 900 msec, whereas addition produced a greater right posterior negativity from 400 to 900 msec. Adults showed larger left anterior negativities in the time window suggesting that adults rely more than children on a verbal processing system for solving these problems. Children showed larger right posterior negativities in the time window suggesting that they rely more on quantitative manipulation for solving these problems.