Walking on the Number Line: A Playful and Embodied Group Intervention for People with Acquired Number Deficits (Acalculia).

Yael Benn, Georgios Kountouriotis, Verena Christin-Pavel, Maryam Hussain, Tam Dibley, Mark Jayes, Berzan Cetinkaya

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Yael BennSchool of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, 53 Bonsall Street, Manchester M15 6GX, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7482-5927

Georgios KountouriotisSchool of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, 53 Bonsall Street, Manchester M15 6GX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6346-9258

Verena Christin-PavelSchool of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, 53 Bonsall Street, Manchester M15 6GX, UK.

Maryam HussainSchool of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

Tam DibleySchool of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, 53 Bonsall Street, Manchester M15 6GX, UK.

Mark JayesDepartment of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, 53 Bonsall Street, Manchester M15 6GX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0371-7811

Berzan CetinkayaSchool of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5202-8847

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Abstract

Numbers-skills are affected in as many as 65% of cases following a stroke or a brain-injury, a condition termed 'acalculia'. Post-stroke numerical skills interventions have to-date focused on using intense repetitions ('drill'), in one-to-one settings. However, while 'drill' is needed, there is increasing evidence that learning (and re-learning) of numerical skills may be enhanced by additional techniques, informed by current educational and cognitive neuroscience theories. We report on a mixed-methods feasibility study examining the acceptability and impact of the first reported group intervention for acalculia, that is based on the principles of embodied learning, playfulness, and enriched social environment. Four brain-injury survivors took part in six-weekly 45-min group sessions involving games with numbers, accompanied with congruent movements. Following a 4-week break,

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acalculiaaphasiabrain-injuryembodied cognitionenriched social environmentfar-transferplayfulnessrehabilitationstroke

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DOI10.3390/brainsci16090940

PMCPMC13604778

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