Dyscalculia: News from the web:

To continue to achieve nationwide excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has invested $61 million in new awards.

Check out the list of projects and see a few dedicated to Dyscalculia! One is about Neurocognitive underpinnings of dyslexia and dyscalculia! 

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We have only seen the abstract so we don’t have all the details but we are happy that there was a study to see if air quality and dyscalculia are connected. Well here is what the researchers conclude,

We report associations suggesting a potential link between air pollution exposure and hyperactivity/inattention scores, although these findings require replication.

So it does not sound that they found a valid correlation with dyscalculia.

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Smart people at the Linköping University have found out that the brain really focusses only on one thing at a time. So if you are doing one thing, chances are that the brain will reduce some other activities.

The results show that brain activity in the auditory cortex continues without any problems, as long as we are subjected to sound alone. But when the brain instead is given a visual task, such as a written exam, the response of the nerves in the auditory cortex decreases, and hearing becomes impaired.

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