Connectivity of the Human Number Form Area Reveals Development of a Cortical Network for Mathematics

The adult brain contains cortical areas thought to be specialized for the analysis of numbers (the putative number form area, NFA) and letters (the visual word form area, VWFA). Although functional development of the VWFA has been investigated, it is largely unknown when and how the NFA becomes spec...

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Main Authors: Federico Nemmi, Margot A. Schel, Torkel Klingberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00465/full