Deductive Reasoning and Math Learning Difficulty

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

137 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-15

Study Completion Date

2018-12-05

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Brain activity during reasoning and measure of math skill

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

fMRI

Intervention Type OTHER

All participants are scanned while evaluating deductive reasoning problems. Their math skill is also assessed.

Interventions

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fMRI

All participants are scanned while evaluating deductive reasoning problems. Their math skill is also assessed.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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fMRI scanning

Eligibility Criteria

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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

Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes