Math anxiety and executive function: Neural influences of task switching on arithmetic processing.

Math anxiety (MA) is associated with negative thoughts and emotions when encountering mathematics, often resulting in under-performance on math tasks. One hypothesized mechanism by which MA affects performance is through anxiety-related increases in working memory (WM) load, diverting resources away...

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Published in:Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 309 - 326
Main Authors: Pizzie, Rachel G., Raman, Nikita, Kraemer, David J.M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Apr2020
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