Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
Most studies to date that have examined the factors underlying math achievement in children have focused on basic numerical knowledge. Yet, math skills are clearly not limited to basic numerical knowledge and recent behavioral studies suggest a relationship between math and deductive reasoning skills. The goal of this study is to determine the neural mediators of this relationship using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The investigators will ask children from 8 to 14 to complete a standardized math achievement test, and measure their brain activity while they process deductive arguments. The investigators will then correlate brain activity during reasoning to individual math skills to identify the brain regions in which activity during reasoning is modulated by math skill.
Interventions
OTHERfMRI
All participants are scanned while evaluating deductive reasoning problems. Their math skill is also assessed.
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Girl or boy between 8 and 14 * Right-handed * Affiliated to the French social security * Whose parents gave informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Neurological disorders * Psychiatric disorders * Birth complications requiring admission into neonatal intensive care unit * Medication affecting central nervous system processing * Significant hearing impairment * Uncorrected visual impairment * Non-native French speaker * Contraindications for MRI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Correlation between brain activity during deductive reasoning and math skill 18 to 24 months later | 18 to 24 months after scanning | Brain activity measured using fMRI and math skill measured using a standardized test 18 to 24 months after scanning |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed