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SUMMARY:EXTRA SEMINAR: The (unresolved) role of the angular gyrus in numbe
 r processing - Dr Roland Grabner  - ETH Zuric\, Research on Learning and I
 nstruction\, Institute for Behavioral Sciences\,  Zurich\, Switzerland
DTSTART:20100517T120500Z
DTEND:20100517T130000Z
UID:TALK24337@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Nicola Richmond
DESCRIPTION:The angular gyrus (AG) has been implicated in number processin
 g for several decades but its functional significance is still far from be
 ing understood. Much evidence has been accumu-lated indicating that it sup
 ports the retrieval of verbally stored arithmetic facts from long-term mem
 ory and that differences in AG activation between individuals of lower and
  higher ma-thematical competence reflect differential reliance on fact ret
 rieval. In this talk\, I will present recent fMRI studies challenging this
  account. These studies focus on training effects in the AG\, the impact o
 f mathematical competence\, and interference effects in arithmetic fact re
 -trieval. The obtained results suggest that the function of the AG in numb
 er processing goes beyond retrieval of verbally stored arithmetic facts an
 d may be best accounted for in terms of symbol-referent mapping processes.
  \n\nHost: Miss Bettina Studer
LOCATION:Alternate Mondays (unless otherwise stated)\, 13.05 – 14.00 in 
 the Kenneth Craik Room\, Craik Marshall Building\, Downing Site
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