More Evidence for the Role of the Central Executive in Retrieving ArithmeticFacts – A Case Study of Severe Developmental Dyscalculia. Export

@article{citeulike:461374, abstract = {It has been shown repeatedly that simple mental calculation depends not only on long-term memory representations but also on working memory (WM) resources. The study describes the performance of a 14-yr-old adolescent, M.O., exhibiting severe developmental dyscalculia, but literacy problems as well. Despite having relatively preserved procedural skills, M.O. exhibited outstanding difficulties in retrieving arithmetic facts which are most pronounced on multiplication and division problems. Interestingly, his performance on nonnumerical memory tests was within average (independent of modality), while his attention span was just below average. Testing the different components of WM, the results emphasize the major role of the central executive in solving simple mental calculations}, author = {Kaufmann, Liane}, citeulike-article-id = {461374}, journal = {Journal of Clinical \& Experimental Neuropsychology}, keywords = {arithmetic, development, dyscalculia}, month = {May}, number = {3}, pages = {302--310}, posted-at = {2006-01-11 03:14:29}, priority = {2}, title = {More Evidence for the Role of the Central Executive in Retrieving ArithmeticFacts – A Case Study of Severe Developmental Dyscalculia.}, volume = {24}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:461374 L3 - citeulike-article-id:461374 N2 - It has been shown repeatedly that simple mental calculation depends not only on long-term memory representations but also on working memory (WM) resources. The study describes the performance of a 14-yr-old adolescent, M.O., exhibiting severe developmental dyscalculia, but literacy problems as well. Despite having relatively preserved procedural skills, M.O. exhibited outstanding difficulties in retrieving arithmetic facts which are most pronounced on multiplication and division problems. Interestingly, his performance on nonnumerical memory tests was within average (independent of modality), while his attention span was just below average. Testing the different components of WM, the results emphasize the major role of the central executive in solving simple mental calculations IS - 3 JF - Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology EP - 310 TI - More Evidence for the Role of the Central Executive in Retrieving ArithmeticFacts – A Case Study of Severe Developmental Dyscalculia. VL - 24 SP - 302 KW - arithmetic KW - development KW - dyscalculia AU - Kaufmann, Liane PY - 2002/05// ER -