Impaired parietal magnitude processing in developmental dyscalculia

2007

Summary Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a specific learning disability affecting the acquisition of school-level mathematical abilities in the context of otherwise normal academic achievement, with prevalence estimates in the order of 3–6% [1] . Behavioural studies show deficits in elementary numerical processing among individuals with pure DD [2,3], indicating that deficits in higher-level mathematical skills may stem from impaired representation and processing of basic numerical magnitude. Adult neuropsychological and neuroimaging research points to the intraparietal sulcus as a key region for the representation and processing of numerical magnitude [4]. This raises the possibility of a…