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bjectives    The Neuromath Network is a Research and Training Network funded by the EC that joins six european research teams expert at mathematical cognition. It aims at developping high level research on the relationship between "Mathematics and the brain". The overarching aim of the project is to coordinate different approaches to mathematical cognition, especially to our sense of number. For several years, the research teams have been pursuing distinct objectives and developing distinct expertises. New techniques have in the past two or three years been deployed for the first time in this area, most notably functional brain imaging and genetic analysis of developmental deficits.

The Network projects aim at (1) mapping the brain systems engaged by different numerical tasks, (2) determining the plasticity of the brain for numerical processes following damage, by assessing the extent to which intervention can help acalculic patients to recover function, (3) identifying the effects of language on neural organization of numerical knowledge, (4) determining the extent to which developmental numerical deficits are the consequence of deficits in other cognitive abilities, such as spatial working memory, and linguistic, and the extent to which they can be a primary deficit. We are concerned with identifying brain anormalities responsible, and, if possible, a genetic basis for these, and (5) devising neural network models of basic numerical abilities and more advanced calculation skills in ways that stimulate human performance both qualitatively and parametrically.

The research methods used in the Network are:

• chronometric studies of skilled children and adults
• studies of children and adults with developmental deficits
• case studies of brain lesioned patients
• rehabilitative intervention in impaired subjects
• testing karyotyped genetically abnormal subjects
• computer controlled tests used for developmental dyscalculia
• functional brain imaging of normal subjects carrying out numerical tasks
• neural network modelling of numerical processes

esearch teams

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vailable positions

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Doctoral and postdoctoral positions are available in each team. See description and application procedures here.
 

Teams	Doctoral position	Postdoctoral position
London (UK)	0	0
Paris (FR)	0	0
Louvain (BE)	-	0
Innsbruck (AU)	0	0
Trieste (IT)	0	0
Padova (IT)	0	0

 

ngoing join research projects

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London-Paris:	fMRI study of subitizing
London-Louvain:	numerical abilities and semantic dementia
London-Innsbruck:	conceptual knowledge of arithmetic
London-Padova:	modelling number comparison and arithmetical facts  experimental tests of the model
Louvain-Innsbruck:	models of numerical comparison  assessment of numerical impairments in brain-damaged patients  cross-linguistic study of numeral production
Louvain-Trieste:	syntactical vs. lexical 0s in Arabic numeral production
Innsbruck-Trieste:	priming effects in arithmetical tasks

 

nnual scientific meeting 2002

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The annual scientific meeting of the Neuromath Network was held in Louvain-la-Neuve on April 8-9 2002. The programme and the slides of the presentations can be found here.
 
 
 

id Term Report meeting 2002

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The Mid Term Report meeting of the Neuromath Network will be held in London on June 13, 2002. The Agenda can be found here.
 

nnual scientific meeting 2003

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The annual scientific meeting of the Neuromath Network was held in Padova on June 3-4, 2003. The programme and the slides of the presentations are available here. Pictures of the meeting can be seen and downloaded here.

Mauro Pesenti <mauro.pesenti@psp.ucl.ac.be>

Last update: 05/06/03