Number Sense and Dyscalculia 1 To appear in : Human Behavior , Learning , and the Developing Brain : Atypical Development

In this chapter we review the possible biological bases for developmental dyscalculia, which is a disorder in mathematical abilities presumed to be due to impaired brain function. By reviewing what is known about the localization of numerical cognition functions in the adult brain, the causes of acquired dyscalculia, and the normal development of numerical cognition, we propose several hypotheses for causes of developmental dyscalculia, including that of a core deficit of “number sense” related to an impairment in the horizontal intraparietal sulcus (HIPS) area. We then discuss research on dyscalculia, including the contribution of recent imaging results in special populations, and evaluate to what extent this research supports our hypotheses. We conclude that there is promising preliminary evidence for a core deficit of number sense in dyscalculia, but we also emphasize that more research is needed to test the hypothesis of multiple types of dyscalculia, particularly in the area of dyscalculia subtyping. We complete the chapter with a discussion of future directions to be taken, the implications for education, and the construction of number sense remediation software in our laboratory. Number Sense and Dyscalculia 3

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