Dyscalculia - Numberphile
An expert on on cognitive neuropsychology speaks to us about his research on the seldom-discussed "dyslexia for numbers". More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Professor Brian...
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PROFESSOR BRIAN BUTTERWORTH: These are the famous dots. So you just have to say how many dots there are. BRADY HARAN: Two. PROFESSOR BRIAN BUTTERWORTH: Two. That's very good. And you're quite quick. Now the next one. BRADY HARAN: Six. PROFESSOR BRIAN BUTTERWORTH: OK, you're accurate there, but you're a bit slower. Well, I've been particularly interested in the last few years in dyscalculia, which is a congenital condition that affects somewhere between 3 and 6% of the population. And what it means is that they're very, very bad at learning arithmetic, at least learning it in the normal way. And this seems to be a lifelong condition. We've met a lot of adults who have this condition, adults who are very successful in o...
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PROFESSOR BRIAN BUTTERWORTH: These are the famous dots. So you just have to say how many dots there are. BRADY HARAN: Two. PROFESSOR BRIAN BUTTERWORTH: Two. That's very good. And you're quite quick. Now the next one. BRADY HARAN: Six. PROFESSOR BRIAN BUTTERWORTH: OK, you're accurate there, but you're a bit slower. Well, I've been particularly interested in the last few years in dyscalculia, which is a congenital condition that affects somewhere between 3 and 6% of the population. And what it means is that they're very, very bad at learning arithmetic, at least learning it in the normal way. And this seems to be a lifelong condition. We've met a lot of adults who have this condition, adults who are very successful in o...
