Deductive Reasoning and Math Learning Difficulty: an fMRI Study in Children
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
- Enrollment
- 137
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Correlation between brain activity during deductive reasoning and math skill 18 to 24 months later
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Basic Science
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 8 Years to 14 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts 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
Arms & Interventions
Brain activity during reasoning and measure of math skill
Brain activity during reasoning and measure of math skill
Intervention: fMRI (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Correlation between brain activity during deductive reasoning and math skill 18 to 24 months later
Time Frame: 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
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported