SES moderates the brain-behavior relationship in children's arithmetic, with higher and lower SES children engaging different neurocognitive systems¶
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q2 i? In children's arithmetic processing, SES moderated the relationship between behavior and brain activation: higher SES children's verbal-associated regions tracked mathematical ability, while lower SES children's ability related more to spatial-processing regions. → Martha J. Farah 2017
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Martha J. Farah 2017¶
Martha J. Farah. (2017). Socioeconomic status and the brain: prospects for neuroscience-informed policy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-018-0023-2
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The Perspective reports, citing Demir, Prado and Booth's behavioral and imaging investigation of children's mathematical cognition, that "SES moderated the relationship between behavior and brain activation", indicating qualitative rather than purely quantitative neural differences. No effect size is printed.
"SES moderated the relationship between behavior and brain activation: in children from higher SES homes, the activity of regions associated with verbal performance (including the left middle temporal gyrus) tracked mathematical ability"
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Learner Variables¶
- Socioeconomic Status — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group
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SES moderates the brain-behavior relationship in children's arithmetic, with higher and lower SES children engaging different neurocognitive systems |
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SES moderates the brain-behavior relationship in children's arithmetic, with higher and lower SES children engaging different neurocognitive systems |
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