How (and Where) the Brain Analyzes Math and Language When Spoken
From scitechdaily.com
2021-08-16 17:00:44
Society for Neuroscience
Excerpt:
Math and language processed by separate networks even if heard together.
Separate math and language networks segregate naturally when listeners pay attention to one type over the other, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.
Mathematical language borrows words from everyday speech, yet the brain processes math and language in two separate networks. While previous studies examined how these networks process written numbers and words, few looked at the processing of spoken mathematical language.
