What is it about?
Research into brain activity of those with high maths anxiety allows us to identify the processes in the brain that might contribute to the formation of maths anxiety and how it affects those who have it. This article shows that those with high maths anxiety respond to maths with greater levels of threat and anticipation, displayed by a specific band of activity in the brain (gamma).
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Why is it important?
Maths anxiety can limit job prospects and education choices for individuals who suffer from it, so its important to study how and why this occurs and what is the best way to help those who have maths anxiety.
Perspectives
This article sets the foundation to our knowledge about how the EEG gamma band may contribute to the development and/or prevalence of maths anxiety.
Michael Batashvili
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This page is a summary of: Exploring the relationship between gamma-band activity and maths anxiety, Cognition & Emotion, March 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2019.1590317.
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