Math-anxious brains tackle simple problems differently
Research suggests math-savvy people may be better at automating arithmetic
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NUMBER NERVOUSNESS People anxious about doing math use certain brain networks differently when doing arithmetic, which suggests they might use different problem-solving strategies than people who aren’t anxious about math.
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