期刊
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS
卷 14, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12993-018-0137-8
关键词
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); Adolescents; Mental arithmetic; Arithmetic complexity; Longitudinal development; Natural setting
资金
- IZKF Tübingen [2115-0-0] Funding Source: Medline
- LEAD Graduate School & Research Network [GSC1028] Funding Source: Medline
- Science Campus Tuebingen [project 8.4] Funding Source: Medline
Background: Arithmetic processing in adults is known to rely on a frontal-parietal network. However, neurocognitive research focusing on the neural and behavioral correlates of arithmetic development has been scarce, even though the acquisition of arithmetic skills is accompanied by changes within the fronto-parietal network of the developing brain. Furthermore, experimental procedures are typically adjusted to constraints of functional magnetic resonance imaging, which may not reflect natural settings in which children and adolescents actually perform arithmetic. Therefore, we investigated the longitudinal neurocognitive development of processes involved in performing the four basic arithmetic operations in 19 adolescents. By using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, we were able to use an ecologically valid task, i.e., a written production paradigm. Results: A common pattern of activation in the bilateral fronto-parietal network for arithmetic processing was found for all basic arithmetic operations. Moreover, evidence was obtained for decreasing activation during subtraction over the course of 1 year in middle and inferior frontal gyri, and increased activation during addition and multiplication in angular and middle temporal gyri. In the self-paced block design, parietal activation in multiplication and left angular and temporal activation in addition were observed to be higher for simple than for complex blocks, reflecting an inverse effect of arithmetic complexity. Conclusions: In general, the findings suggest that the brain network for arithmetic processing is already established in 12-14 year-old adolescents, but still undergoes developmental changes.
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