Associations between Reading and Mathematics: Genetic, Brain Imaging, Cognitive and Educational Perspectives

• Main Author: Orly Rubinsten (auth)
• Other Authors: Bert De Smedt (auth), Sarit Ashkenazi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; education; mathematics; cognitive factors; reading; neurological perspective
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Converging evidence demonstrates a strong link between reading and mathematics: multiple cognitive processes are shared between reading and mathematics, including the representation and retrieval of symbolic information, attention, working memory, and cognitive control. Additionally, multiple brain...