Why do some people encounter persistent difficulties in mathematics? The classic explanation typically points to a simple misunderstanding of numbers. However, a recent study offers a different ...

Does math make you a little nervous? You're in the majority. The phrase "number anxiety" was first coined by researchers back in the 1950s. By some estimates, as high as 93 percent of Americans feel ...

Recent studies have investigated non-invasive brain stimulation methods like transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) to boost mathematical ...

For many individuals, growing uncomfortable with mathematics often starts in early childhood when they receive a worksheet with numbers on it. At this point in life, there may be feelings of panic, ...

Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...