MRI study of 20 adults reveals a shared numerical map that orders whole numbers and fractions by magnitude in the parietal ...

High-resolution fMRI reveals a shared cortical map in which fractions and integers are organized by magnitude in educated ...

Brain scans of 20 adults showed that whole numbers and fractions are represented on a shared scale based on numerical ...

Although whole numbers and fractions are processed differently in the brain, when you compare their values, a single "mental map" akin to a number line lights up.

From learning to count to solving complex calculations, math requires an inherent organization of information. A team of researchers led by Stanislas Dehaene, Ph.D., and Daniela Valério, Ph.D., at the ...

Fractions are a notoriously tricky part of elementary math education for many children. Too often teachers struggle to ensure students are grasping the conceptual underpinnings of this complicated ...