Latest

math

·September 8, 2023·5 min read

Math Reveals Secrets of Synchronization in Complex Systems

Researchers delved deep into the mysteries of synchronization in complex systems, uncovering how certain elements effortlessly fall into or out of sync. This dance of coordination can be observed from humans clapping in rhythm to the synchronicity of heart cells.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 1, 2023·4 min read

Zap Your Brain, Boost Your Math Skills

Researchers discovered that electrical noise stimulation to the frontal part of the brain can improve mathematical learning. The study focused on those who initially showed low levels of brain excitation towards math.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 20, 2023·3 min read

Harnessing Incoherence to Make Sense of Real-World Networks

Mapping the hierarchies and the incoherence within a network system, including neural networks, genes, and even social networks, can help estimate the point at which the network becomes strongly connected.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 31, 2023·3 min read

Can a Computer Teach Babies to Count?

Study offers promising insight into how technology can aid in early math skills and can be used to close gaps in early childhood learning.

This shows a calculus paper and calculator

Featured Neuroscience

·August 27, 2022·5 min read

Counting From Left to Right Feels ‘Natural’, but New Research Shows Our Brains Count Faster From Bottom to Top

People actually process numbers faster when they are displayed vertically, with the smaller number at the bottom and larger number at the top.

$This shows the motor cortex$

Featured Neuroscience

·July 28, 2022·6 min read

Sprint Then Stop? Brain Is Wired for the Math to Make It Happen

The brain naturally implements principles of calculus and integrated learned rules of life with sensory information to guide motor plans and actions.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 26, 2022·5 min read

The Mathematics of Human Behavior: New Model Can Spot Liars and Counter Disinformation

A new mathematical model has the potential to accurately distinguish a misunderstanding from false information and lies.

This shows a little girl sharing some flowers with her younger brother

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 27, 2022·4 min read

Sharing Behavior Among Young Children May Be Related to Their Counting Skills

A young child's counting skills are the single biggest predictor of their ability to participate in fair sharing behaviors. Prompting children to count improves their pro-social sharing behaviors, researchers say.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 11, 2022·3 min read

Brain Circuit Strength Predicts a Child’s Ability to Understand Numbers

The strength of the connection between the hippocampus and the intraparietal sulcus predicts a child's ability to learn number sense and mathematics.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 6, 2022·6 min read

Building Artificial Neurons With Mathematics

Using algebraic topography, researchers have created an algorithm that requires only a few examples to generate a large number of unique cells.

$This shows a child's math chart with numbers made up like cute creatures and math symbols$

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 25, 2022·4 min read

Children May Instinctively Know How to Do Division Even Before Hitting the Books

A child's ability to perform approximate calculations extends to true division. The findings may provide a basis for strategies for teaching mathematical concepts.