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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

Integrated number sense tutoring remediates aberrant neural representations in children with mathematical disabilities.

Yunji Park, Yuan Zhang, Flora Schwartz, Teresa Iuculano, Hyesang Chang, Vinod Menon

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yunji ParkDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305.ORCID 0000-0003-2904-9505
Yuan ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305.ORCID 0000-0001-9157-5544
Flora SchwartzDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305.ORCID 0000-0002-9516-4213
Teresa IuculanoCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique & Université Paris Sorbonne, Paris 75016, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8573-3662
Hyesang ChangDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305.ORCID 0000-0002-2231-1112
Vinod MenonDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305.
Stanford Medicine · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRNeurosciences Institute · US

Funding

Interventions in Math Learning Disabilities: Cognitive and Neural CorrelatesR01HD059205 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Vinod Menon · 2009 to 2026
$10.8M
Longitudinal Neurocognitive Studies of Mathematical Disabilities: trajectories and outcomesR37HD094623 · NICHD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Vinod Menon · 2018 to 2026
$6.8M
Mathematical Cognition in Autism: A Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience ApproachR01MH084164 · NIMH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI MENON, VINOD · 2011 to 2021
$6.7M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD059205NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD094623NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH084164
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Number sense is essential for early mathematical development but it is compromised in children with mathematical disabilities (MD). Here we investigate the impact of a personalized 4-week Integrated Number Sense (INS) tutoring program aimed at improving the connection between nonsymbolic (sets of objects) and symbolic (Arabic numerals) representations in children with MD. Utilizing neural pattern analysis, we found that INS tutoring not only improved cross-format mapping but also significantly boosted arithmetic fluency in children with MD. Critically, the tutoring normalized previously low levels of cross-format neural representations in these children to pre-tutoring levels observed in typically developing, especially in key brain regions associated with numerical cognition. Moreover, we identified distinct, 'inverted U-shaped' neurodevelopmental changes in the MD group, suggesting unique neural plasticity during mathematical skill development. Our findings highlight the effectiveness of targeted INS tutoring for remediating numerical deficits in MD, and offer a foundation for developing evidence-based educational interventions.

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interventionmathematical disabilitiesmultivariate neural pattern analysisNeural plasticitynumber sense

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PMID38645139
PMCPMC11030345
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