Several studies have already debunked the myth that boys are innately better at math than girls, Now, researchers have brain imaging that proves young children use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems no matter their gender.
Several studies have already debunked the myth that boys are innately better at math than girls, but those are largely based on analysis of test scores.
Now, researchers also have brain imaging that proves young children use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems no matter their gender. The study was published Friday in the journal Science of Learning.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
CNN Young Wonder: Christina Li 08:29"We'd studied the behavior of young girls and boys on mathematics tests, and we'd observed that their performance was statistically equivalent; they were indistinguishable. They'd developed the same abilities at the same rates in early childhood," says Jessica Cantlon, a professor of developmental neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University and the study's senior author.
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