Math in the Brain
Scientists have found, through research using brain-imaging analysis, that the brain does not work like we once thought it did. It was previously thought that the way the brain works out a math problem is totally different than what was previously understood. The research found four different stages of the brain while working a math problem that disproved the theory that math in the brain is performed in the same place as language processing (Weisberger, 2016). The research done on the brain used a series of brain analysis to find the four different stages of the brain during a math problem. Researchers such as John Anderson, “a professor of psychology and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University,” used an “innovative combination of brain-imaging analyses, researchers have captured four fleeting stages of creative thinking in math.” These four stages include the encoding, planning, solving and responding of a math problem (Carey, 2016). …show more content…
Understanding what happens in the brain during each stage will help develop better instruction of math. According to Benedict Carey in the article “What Your Brain Looks Like When it Solves a Math Problem,” “the analysis found four separate stages that depending on the problem, varied in length by a second or more” and also said that “having a clearer understanding of that will help us develop better instruction” (Carey, 2016). Understanding how the brain works while solving a math problem involving the thought processes undergone while working different steps of the problem will help researchers like Marie Amalric develop better ways to instruct students in a
Scientists have found, through research using brain-imaging analysis, that the brain does not work like we once thought it did. It was previously thought that the way the brain works out a math problem is totally different than what was previously understood. The research found four different stages of the brain while working a math problem that disproved the theory that math in the brain is performed in the same place as language processing (Weisberger, 2016). The research done on the brain used a series of brain analysis to find the four different stages of the brain during a math problem. Researchers such as John Anderson, “a professor of psychology and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University,” used an “innovative combination of brain-imaging analyses, researchers have captured four fleeting stages of creative thinking in math.” These four stages include the encoding, planning, solving and responding of a math problem (Carey, 2016). …show more content…
Understanding what happens in the brain during each stage will help develop better instruction of math. According to Benedict Carey in the article “What Your Brain Looks Like When it Solves a Math Problem,” “the analysis found four separate stages that depending on the problem, varied in length by a second or more” and also said that “having a clearer understanding of that will help us develop better instruction” (Carey, 2016). Understanding how the brain works while solving a math problem involving the thought processes undergone while working different steps of the problem will help researchers like Marie Amalric develop better ways to instruct students in a