Maths anxiety is a common issue for many young people and adults and can be seen in children as young as five. According to Stanford University mathematics education professor Jo Boaler, as of ...

Fear of maths can activate pain networks in the brain, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Chicago found that anxiety about maths can activate regions of the brain linked ...

Multiple studies suggest that 25% to 80% of students suffer from Maths anxiety to such a crippling degree that it can extend well into adulthood. We also know that the fear of Math is what often ...

As Brooks points out, maths is elite in that, by its nature, it excludes those who don’t understand or “get it”. However, the explanation of so-called “maths anxiety”, apparently rife in ...

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Letter: Explanation for maths anxiety doesn't add up (2) Published 15 December 2021 From Graham White, London, UK Brooks claims that “maths is endowed with an almost sacred status for the power ...

Anxiety was traced by the CSHL team to the brain's central amygdala, and to increased excitation of neurons that express the peptide somatostatin (SOM+ neurons). This initial step is demonstrated ...